Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 43.9% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 61.7% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
₡5,071
|
$4.49
KES596.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
₡4,624
|
$5.24
KES695.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
₡918
|
$0.50
KES66.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
₡842
|
$0.41
KES54.60
|
|
pay 42.7% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
₡1,030
|
$0.48
KES63.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
₡1,844
|
$5.31
KES704.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
₡3,574
|
$3.40
KES451.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
₡1,598
|
$1.37
KES182.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
₡1,928
|
$2.61
KES346.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
₡1,112
|
$0.92
KES121.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₡267
|
$0.37
KES49.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
₡441
|
$0.71
KES94.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡544
|
$0.39
KES51.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₡493
|
$0.37
KES48.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
₡516
|
$0.38
KES51.04
|
|
pay 25.9% less for transportation
San Jose
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
₡3,098
|
$4.72
KES626.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.74
₡17,959
|
$33.03
KES4,386.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,532.30
₡16,348,881
|
$15,338.57
KES2,037,307.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.32
₡6,693
|
$10.74
KES1,426.12
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
San Jose
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.83
₡25,546
|
$45.12
KES5,992.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.22
₡344,854
|
$370.90
KES49,264.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$420.20
₡211,168
|
$174.44
KES23,169.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.00
₡22,114
|
$19.29
KES2,562.15
|
|
pay 38.2% less for childcare
San Jose
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.07
₡179,947
|
$128.41
KES17,056.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,730.45
₡4,387,429
|
$7,645.08
KES1,015,438.63
|
|
pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
₡1,401
|
$1.87
KES248.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
₡1,532
|
$2.13
KES282.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
₡2,195
|
$2.62
KES347.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.66
₡30,482
|
$42.98
KES5,708.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.44
₡3,737
|
$5.99
KES795.05
|
|
pay 65.4% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
₡42,774
|
$16.15
KES2,145.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.81
₡24,527
|
$23.44
KES3,113.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.12
₡61,371
|
$40.37
KES5,362.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.99
₡57,286
|
$43.70
KES5,804.75
|
|
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