Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 41.8% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Rome, you would:
pay 64.4% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.15
|
$3.85
KES497.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
$5.38
KES695.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
€2.07
|
$0.59
KES75.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.49
KES63.32
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
Rome
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
$0.56
KES72.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.46
|
$5.70
KES736.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€5.94
|
$3.37
KES435.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.64
|
$1.69
KES218.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
€4.75
|
$2.67
KES344.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$1.12
KES144.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.42
KES53.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$0.78
KES100.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.41
KES52.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.42
KES54.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.48
KES61.40
|
|
pay 21.9% less for transportation
Rome
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.94
|
$6.09
KES786.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€35.36
|
$34.46
KES4,454.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,749.78
€24,952.76
|
$18,461.54
KES2,386,153.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.87
€16.67
|
$12.62
KES1,630.54
|
|
pay 47.3% less for housing
Rome
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.04
€28.03
|
$40.57
KES5,243.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.95
€1,093.22
|
$418.88
KES54,140.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.77
€673.28
|
$196.01
KES25,333.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.72
€163.92
|
$22.29
KES2,881.32
|
|
pay 46.9% less for childcare
Rome
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$516.83
€482.11
|
$146.63
KES18,952.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,813.53
€9,154.27
|
$7,624.54
KES985,471.89
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.05
|
$2.31
KES298.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$2.24
KES289.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
$2.69
KES347.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.20
€58.03
|
$45.86
KES5,927.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.10
|
$6.15
KES795.38
|
|
pay 42.7% less for clothing
Rome
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.31
€62.79
|
$18.56
KES2,398.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.97
€28.89
|
$24.95
KES3,224.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.10
€75.65
|
$57.17
KES7,388.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.39
€96.45
|
$52.46
KES6,780.61
|
|
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