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Nairobi vs. Orange Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 45.5% cheaper than Orange.

Restaurants: pay 54.5% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 37.0% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 20.7% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 50.0% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 60.7% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.3% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 48.5% less in Nairobi

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Orange Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Orange, you would:

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pay 54.5% less for restaurants

	Orange	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.81 A$14.77	$5.80 KES750.88	-40.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.77	$6.97 KES901.06	-29.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$0.70 KES90.79	-72.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$0.55 KES71.04	-75.5%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 37.0% less for groceries

	Orange	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.08	$0.55 KES70.69	-79.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 A$5.91	$5.57 KES720.08	+41.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.28	$3.36 KES434.10	-39.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.66 A$5.52	$1.64 KES212.73	-55.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 A$5.58	$2.92 KES377.51	-21.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.19	$1.41 KES181.96	-3.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 A$1.79	$0.47 KES61.40	-60.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.01	$0.89 KES115.07	-33.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.63 A$2.46	$0.46 KES59.01	-72.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 A$1.12	$0.49 KES63.50	-33.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.51 KES65.52	-51.4%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 20.7% less for transportation

	Orange	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$5.40 KES698.38	+22.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$179.90 A$270.85	$30.96 KES4,004.71	-82.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,403.34 A$41,257.67	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	-20.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.27 A$26.00	$17.03 KES2,202.59	-1.4%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 50.0% less for housing

	Orange	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.01 A$78.30	$39.86 KES5,156.50	-23.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$774.11 A$1,165.47	$476.96 KES61,695.24	-38.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$565.86 A$851.94	$206.31 KES26,686.56	-63.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.56 A$175.49	$29.32 KES3,793.22	-74.8%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 60.7% less for childcare

	Orange	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,755.37 A$2,642.83	$224.14 KES28,992.44	-87.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,332.06 A$20,072.36	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	-34.2%
Average			-60.7%

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pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Orange	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.85	$2.32 KES300.35	-64.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$2.37 KES306.55	-30.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.07 A$46.78	$3.10 KES400.47	-90.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.06 A$73.87	$45.30 KES5,859.39	-7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.08 A$19.70	$7.35 KES951.12	-43.8%
Average			-47.3%

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pay 48.5% less for clothing

	Orange	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.68 A$77.81	$19.62 KES2,538.28	-62.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.79 A$87.00	$24.88 KES3,218.07	-56.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.12 A$141.70	$67.92 KES8,785.33	-27.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.48 A$178.38	$62.28 KES8,055.48	-47.4%
Average			-48.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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