Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 53.6% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 76.8% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.59
ISK2,995
|
$3.85
KES496.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.27
ISK2,396
|
$5.38
KES694.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
ISK403
|
$0.59
KES75.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
ISK287
|
$0.49
KES63.20
|
|
pay 56.7% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
ISK511
|
$0.56
KES72.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.66
ISK1,062
|
$5.70
KES734.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.16
ISK855
|
$3.37
KES435.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.91
ISK820
|
$1.69
KES218.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.87
ISK1,231
|
$2.67
KES344.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
ISK212
|
$1.12
KES144.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
ISK134
|
$0.42
KES53.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
ISK175
|
$0.78
KES100.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
ISK309
|
$0.41
KES52.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
ISK196
|
$0.42
KES54.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK140
|
$0.48
KES61.28
|
|
pay 44.8% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.57
ISK1,190
|
$6.09
KES785.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.92
ISK9,284
|
$34.46
KES4,445.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,660.67
ISK5,780,001
|
$18,461.54
KES2,381,538.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
ISK3,232
|
$12.62
KES1,627.38
|
|
pay 68.0% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.45
ISK9,497
|
$40.57
KES5,233.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.13
ISK258,630
|
$418.88
KES54,035.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,666.20
ISK231,168
|
$196.01
KES25,284.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.43
ISK8,940
|
$22.29
KES2,875.75
|
|
pay 5.8% less for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.37
ISK33,349
|
$146.63
KES18,915.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,984.07
ISK830,230
|
$7,624.54
KES983,565.76
|
|
pay 59.8% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.79
ISK1,497
|
$2.31
KES297.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
ISK706
|
$2.24
KES288.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.87
ISK1,647
|
$2.69
KES347.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
ISK9,088
|
$45.86
KES5,916.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.39
ISK1,997
|
$6.15
KES793.85
|
|
pay 63.6% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.94
ISK14,421
|
$18.56
KES2,394.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.50
ISK6,035
|
$24.95
KES3,217.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.47
ISK19,628
|
$57.17
KES7,374.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.65
ISK24,231
|
$52.46
KES6,767.50
|
|
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