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Nairobi vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 20.8% more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.1% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 7.1% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 89.0% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 85.2% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 6.3% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.2% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 45.4% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.1% less for restaurants

	Russia	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.65 RUB750.26	$5.80 KES751.45	-39.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.53 RUB429.86	$6.97 KES901.74	+25.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 RUB82.04	$0.70 KES90.86	-33.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 RUB39.84	$0.55 KES71.09	+7.1%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 7.1% more for groceries

	Russia	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 RUB48.99	$0.55 KES70.74	-13.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 RUB390.35	$5.57 KES720.62	+10.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.22 RUB328.07	$3.36 KES434.42	-20.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 RUB124.25	$1.64 KES212.89	+2.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 RUB171.01	$2.92 KES377.80	+32.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB61.35	$1.41 KES182.10	+78.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB62.32	$0.47 KES61.45	-40.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB72.28	$0.89 KES115.16	-4.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 RUB97.49	$0.46 KES59.05	-63.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RUB29.48	$0.49 KES63.55	+29.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RUB23.55	$0.51 KES65.57	+67.1%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 89.0% more for transportation

	Russia	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.69 RUB209.35	$5.40 KES698.91	+100.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.72 RUB1,688.04	$30.96 KES4,007.74	+42.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,562.55 RUB2,452,945.27	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	-31.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 RUB384.30	$17.03 KES2,204.26	+244.4%
Average			+89.0%

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pay 85.2% more for housing

	Russia	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.57 RUB588.25	$39.86 KES5,160.40	+426.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.96 RUB33,726.17	$476.96 KES61,741.91	+9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$300.84 RUB23,380.59	$206.31 KES26,706.75	-31.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.77 RUB6,432.37	$29.32 KES3,796.09	-64.6%
Average			+85.2%

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pay 6.3% less for childcare

	Russia	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$300.70 RUB23,369.39	$224.14 KES29,014.37	-25.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,780.29 RUB604,660.71	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	+12.8%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 26.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 RUB132.06	$2.32 KES300.58	+36.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 RUB168.48	$2.37 KES306.78	+9.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 RUB208.50	$3.10 KES400.77	+15.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.84 RUB2,785.59	$45.30 KES5,863.82	+26.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 RUB398.32	$7.35 KES951.84	+43.5%
Average			+26.2%

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pay 45.4% less for clothing

	Russia	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.56 RUB4,861.67	$19.62 KES2,540.20	-68.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.72 RUB3,398.03	$24.88 KES3,220.51	-43.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 RUB7,999.61	$67.92 KES8,791.98	-34.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.34 RUB7,564.61	$62.28 KES8,061.57	-36.0%
Average			-45.4%

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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: December 2025

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