Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 46.4% cheaper than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 62.5% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.25
T$58.01
|
$4.49
KES589.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
T$19.12
|
$5.24
KES687.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
T$3.83
|
$0.50
KES65.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
T$2.81
|
$0.41
KES53.94
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.48
KES62.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.31
KES696.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.40
KES446.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.37
KES180.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.61
KES342.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
KES120.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
KES48.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
KES93.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.39
KES50.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
KES48.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
KES50.42
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.72
KES618.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.03
KES4,333.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,338.57
KES2,012,607.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.74
KES1,408.83
|
pay 56.4% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$45.12
KES5,919.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$370.90
KES48,667.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.81
T$956.22
|
$174.44
KES22,889.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$19.29
KES2,531.08
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$128.41
KES16,849.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,645.08
KES1,003,127.44
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
T$10.20
|
$1.87
KES245.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
T$5.24
|
$2.13
KES279.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
T$18.36
|
$2.62
KES343.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.85
T$71.39
|
$42.98
KES5,639.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.99
KES785.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$16.15
KES2,119.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.44
KES3,076.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$40.37
KES5,297.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$43.70
KES5,734.37
|
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