Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 59.8% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Paris, you would:
pay 73.7% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$4.49
KES571.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
$5.24
KES666.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$0.50
KES63.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.53
|
$0.41
KES52.29
|
|
pay 59.1% less for groceries
Paris
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
$0.48
KES60.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.09
|
$5.31
KES675.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.46
|
$3.40
KES432.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
$1.37
KES174.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€6.01
|
$2.61
KES331.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$0.92
KES116.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$0.37
KES47.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.40
|
$0.71
KES90.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$0.39
KES49.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.37
KES46.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.38
KES48.88
|
|
pay 48.6% less for transportation
Paris
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.69
|
$4.72
KES599.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€86.65
|
$33.03
KES4,200.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,694.29
|
$15,338.57
KES1,951,005.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.54
|
$10.74
KES1,365.70
|
|
pay 51.9% less for housing
Paris
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.58
|
$45.12
KES5,738.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,349.51
|
$370.90
KES47,177.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€973.79
|
$174.44
KES22,188.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€159.19
|
$19.29
KES2,453.61
|
|
pay 71.1% less for childcare
Paris
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€778.83
|
$128.41
KES16,333.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,947.03
|
$7,645.08
KES972,423.77
|
|
pay 49.5% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.21
|
$1.87
KES237.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$2.13
KES270.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
$2.62
KES333.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.84
|
$42.98
KES5,466.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$5.99
KES761.37
|
|
pay 64.8% less for clothing
Paris
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€103.64
|
$16.15
KES2,054.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€39.40
|
$23.44
KES2,982.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€94.84
|
$40.37
KES5,134.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€134.38
|
$43.70
KES5,558.85
|
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