Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 53.7% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 74.2% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.06
NOK207.23
|
$4.49
KES593.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.43
NOK124.34
|
$5.24
KES692.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
NOK30.42
|
$0.50
KES65.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
NOK27.78
|
$0.41
KES54.31
|
|
pay 53.0% less for groceries
Oslo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
NOK36.22
|
$0.48
KES62.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
NOK61.41
|
$5.31
KES701.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
NOK82.00
|
$3.40
KES449.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
NOK40.98
|
$1.37
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.90
NOK64.13
|
$2.61
KES344.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.53
|
$0.92
KES121.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
NOK9.76
|
$0.37
KES49.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
NOK12.67
|
$0.71
KES94.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
NOK17.64
|
$0.39
KES51.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NOK9.09
|
$0.37
KES48.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.80
|
$0.38
KES50.78
|
|
pay 50.3% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.99
NOK86.89
|
$4.72
KES623.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.56
NOK843.43
|
$33.03
KES4,363.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,348.90
NOK362,655.91
|
$15,338.57
KES2,026,681.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
NOK227.96
|
$10.74
KES1,418.68
|
|
pay 57.7% less for housing
Oslo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.84
NOK433.20
|
$45.12
KES5,961.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,309.35
NOK14,238.67
|
$370.90
KES49,007.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,134.95
NOK12,342.14
|
$174.44
KES23,049.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.33
NOK1,710.94
|
$19.29
KES2,548.78
|
|
pay 29.0% less for childcare
Oslo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.45
NOK3,386.95
|
$128.41
KES16,967.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,586.53
NOK82,500.52
|
$7,645.08
KES1,010,142.24
|
|
pay 53.9% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.53
NOK103.62
|
$1.87
KES247.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
NOK46.06
|
$2.13
KES281.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.29
NOK155.42
|
$2.62
KES346.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.81
NOK454.68
|
$42.98
KES5,678.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.25
NOK165.79
|
$5.99
KES790.90
|
|
pay 57.9% less for clothing
Oslo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NOK854.57
|
$16.15
KES2,134.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
NOK394.86
|
$23.44
KES3,097.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.89
NOK1,064.55
|
$40.37
KES5,334.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.77
NOK1,128.43
|
$43.70
KES5,774.47
|
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