Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 6.7% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 18.4% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱193.21
|
$4.49
KES589.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱176.45
|
$5.24
KES687.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱41.15
|
$0.50
KES65.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.83
|
$0.41
KES53.94
|
|
pay 26.6% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱70.61
|
$0.48
KES62.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱187.43
|
$5.31
KES696.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱389.17
|
$3.40
KES446.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱104.81
|
$1.37
KES180.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱110.10
|
$2.61
KES342.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱67.09
|
$0.92
KES120.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.99
|
$0.37
KES48.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱61.13
|
$0.71
KES93.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.49
|
$0.39
KES50.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.45
|
$0.37
KES48.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.94
|
$0.38
KES50.42
|
|
pay 77.0% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱283.12
|
$4.72
KES618.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱696.42
|
$33.03
KES4,333.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,449,306.18
|
$15,338.57
KES2,012,607.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱222.14
|
$10.74
KES1,408.83
|
|
pay 6.8% less for housing
Philippines
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,212.25
|
$45.12
KES5,919.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,601.02
|
$370.90
KES48,667.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,925.72
|
$174.44
KES22,889.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,312.92
|
$19.29
KES2,531.08
|
|
pay 1.2% more for childcare
Philippines
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,830.26
|
$128.41
KES16,849.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱345,725.84
|
$7,645.08
KES1,003,127.44
|
|
pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.86
|
$1.87
KES245.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱135.63
|
$2.13
KES279.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱141.03
|
$2.62
KES343.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,177.86
|
$42.98
KES5,639.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱292.19
|
$5.99
KES785.41
|
|
pay 30.7% less for clothing
Philippines
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,175.56
|
$16.15
KES2,119.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,321.11
|
$23.44
KES3,076.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,883.39
|
$40.37
KES5,297.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,474.56
|
$43.70
KES5,734.37
|
|
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