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Nairobi vs. Republic of the Congo Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 27.2% cheaper than Republic of the Congo overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.8% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 38.1% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 9.5% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 56.8% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 9.5% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.8% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 34.8% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Republic of the Congo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:

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pay 48.8% less for restaurants

	Republic of the Congo	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.06 FCFA7,315	$5.80 KES748.32	-55.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 FCFA5,245	$6.97 KES897.98	-25.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FCFA770	$0.70 KES90.48	-49.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 FCFA878	$0.55 KES70.79	-65.0%
Average			-48.8%

Republic of the Congo vs. Nairobi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.1% less for groceries

	Republic of the Congo	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.52 FCFA1,412	$0.55 KES70.44	-78.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 FCFA2,610	$5.57 KES717.62	+19.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.84 FCFA4,950	$3.36 KES432.61	-62.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.07 FCFA1,717	$1.64 KES212.00	-46.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.15 FCFA1,765	$2.92 KES376.22	-7.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA605	$1.41 KES181.34	+30.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 FCFA598	$0.47 KES61.19	-55.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,034	$0.89 KES114.68	-51.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 FCFA715	$0.46 KES58.81	-64.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 FCFA609	$0.49 KES63.28	-54.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA544	$0.51 KES65.30	-47.9%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 9.5% more for transportation

	Republic of the Congo	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 FCFA2,848	$5.40 KES695.99	+6.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.59 FCFA12,652	$30.96 KES3,991.02	+37.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,895.05 FCFA18,424,400	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	-34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.24 FCFA7,416	$17.03 KES2,195.06	+28.6%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 56.8% less for housing

	Republic of the Congo	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.34 FCFA36,595	$39.86 KES5,138.87	-39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$988.85 FCFA553,851	$476.96 KES61,484.32	-51.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$393.90 FCFA220,624	$206.31 KES26,595.33	-47.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.94 FCFA147,271	$29.32 KES3,780.25	-88.8%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 9.5% more for childcare

	Republic of the Congo	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.92 FCFA170,222	$224.14 KES28,893.32	-26.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,033.33 FCFA3,379,249	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	+45.4%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 30.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Republic of the Congo	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.10 FCFA1,737	$2.32 KES299.33	-25.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75 FCFA2,660	$2.37 KES305.50	-50.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 FCFA2,194	$3.10 KES399.10	-21.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.17 FCFA35,382	$45.30 KES5,839.36	-28.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.42 FCFA5,836	$7.35 KES947.87	-29.4%
Average			-30.8%

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pay 34.8% less for clothing

	Republic of the Congo	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.67 FCFA23,337	$19.62 KES2,529.60	-52.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.42 FCFA22,637	$24.88 KES3,207.07	-38.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.11 FCFA51,031	$67.92 KES8,755.30	-25.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 FCFA44,808	$62.28 KES8,027.94	-22.2%
Average			-34.8%

Republic of the Congo vs. Nairobi - Cost of clothing

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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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