Cost of living comparison
compared to
Nairobi vs. Salt Lake City Cost of Living Summary
Nairobi is 47.7% cheaper than Salt Lake City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.1% less in Nairobi
- Groceries
-
pay 47.0% less in Nairobi
- Transportation
-
pay 4.6% less in Nairobi
- Housing
-
pay 71.1% less in Nairobi
- Childcare
-
pay 65.3% less in Nairobi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 37.3% less in Nairobi
- Clothing
-
pay 47.3% less in Nairobi
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nairobi.
Nairobi vs. Salt Lake City Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Salt Lake City, you would:
pay 61.1% less for restaurants
|
Salt Lake City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$5.80
KES750.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.25
|
$6.97
KES901.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$0.70
KES90.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$0.55
KES71.04
|
|
Salt Lake City vs. Nairobi - Cost of restaurants
pay 47.0% less for groceries
|
Salt Lake City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
|
$0.55
KES70.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
|
$5.57
KES720.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
|
$3.36
KES434.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
|
$1.64
KES212.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.60
|
$2.92
KES377.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
|
$1.41
KES181.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
|
$0.47
KES61.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.63
|
$0.89
KES115.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.46
KES59.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$0.49
KES63.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$0.51
KES65.52
|
|
Salt Lake City vs. Nairobi - Cost of groceries
pay 4.6% less for transportation
|
Salt Lake City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
|
$5.40
KES698.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$85.00
|
$30.96
KES4,004.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,677.84
|
$21,671.83
KES2,803,297.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.93
|
$17.03
KES2,202.59
|
|
Salt Lake City vs. Nairobi - Cost of transportation
pay 71.1% less for housing
|
Salt Lake City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.00
|
$39.86
KES5,156.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,633.85
|
$476.96
KES61,695.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,392.27
|
$206.31
KES26,686.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.44
|
$29.32
KES3,793.22
|
|
Salt Lake City vs. Nairobi - Cost of housing
pay 65.3% less for childcare
|
Salt Lake City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,044.00
|
$224.14
KES28,992.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,333.33
|
$8,775.09
KES1,135,076.41
|
|
Salt Lake City vs. Nairobi - Cost of childcare
pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Salt Lake City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$2.32
KES300.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.19
|
$2.37
KES306.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$3.10
KES400.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
|
$45.30
KES5,859.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$7.35
KES951.12
|
|
Salt Lake City vs. Nairobi - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 47.3% less for clothing
|
Salt Lake City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.00
|
$19.62
KES2,538.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.17
|
$24.88
KES3,218.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.00
|
$67.92
KES8,785.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
|
$62.28
KES8,055.48
|
|
Salt Lake City vs. Nairobi - Cost of clothing
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