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Nairobi vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 13.0% cheaper than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.8% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 8.7% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 13.4% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 2.1% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 7.2% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.7% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 43.4% less in Nairobi

The cost of transportation and groceries in Nairobi are more expensive than in Poland. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.8% less for restaurants

	Poland	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.88 PLN36.84	$3.85 KES499.09	-56.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.49 PLN31.09	$6.17 KES798.54	-17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 PLN7.22	$0.66 KES85.83	-61.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 PLN5.95	$0.53 KES68.96	-62.8%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 8.7% more for groceries

	Poland	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 PLN4.92	$0.56 KES72.29	-52.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 PLN17.87	$5.59 KES723.99	+29.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.58 PLN14.87	$3.35 KES434.10	-6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 PLN12.15	$1.70 KES220.53	-41.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 PLN11.18	$2.71 KES350.94	+0.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.43 PLN1.78	$1.26 KES163.67	+194.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 PLN2.97	$0.50 KES64.71	-30.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 PLN3.14	$0.87 KES113.17	+15.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 PLN4.51	$0.46 KES59.20	-57.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 PLN1.52	$0.48 KES62.49	+31.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 PLN2.03	$0.56 KES72.05	+13.8%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 13.4% more for transportation

	Poland	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.07 PLN25.19	$6.17 KES799.71	+1.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.33 PLN117.56	$30.83 KES3,992.70	+8.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,111.92 PLN124,944.52	$19,266.80 KES2,495,436.02	-36.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.74 PLN32.11	$13.87 KES1,796.71	+79.2%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 2.1% less for housing

	Poland	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.40 PLN59.77	$39.39 KES5,102.14	+173.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.98 PLN2,497.81	$428.53 KES55,502.96	-28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$478.28 PLN1,984.53	$166.44 KES21,556.73	-65.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$184.01 PLN763.54	$22.39 KES2,900.27	-87.8%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 7.2% less for childcare

	Poland	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$318.05 PLN1,319.69	$166.67 KES21,587.71	-47.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,011.28 PLN24,942.84	$8,008.06 KES1,037,203.51	+33.2%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 PLN12.95	$2.31 KES299.45	-25.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.04 PLN12.63	$2.24 KES290.24	-26.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.55 PLN18.87	$3.08 KES399.27	-32.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.52 PLN134.95	$44.12 KES5,714.04	+35.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 PLN26.84	$6.17 KES798.54	-4.7%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 43.4% less for clothing

	Poland	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.63 PLN313.82	$16.84 KES2,181.49	-77.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.26 PLN146.29	$22.95 KES2,972.34	-34.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.29 PLN324.87	$61.84 KES8,009.16	-21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.22 PLN361.92	$52.50 KES6,800.02	-39.8%
Average			-43.4%

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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: January 2025

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