Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 15.5% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.58
|
$4.49
KES589.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.75
|
$5.24
KES687.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
$0.50
KES65.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$0.41
KES53.94
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.33
|
$0.48
KES62.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$5.31
KES696.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
$3.40
KES446.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.03
|
$1.37
KES180.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.41
|
$2.61
KES342.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$0.92
KES120.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
$0.37
KES48.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
$0.71
KES93.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.39
KES50.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.37
KES48.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.38
KES50.42
|
|
pay 2.1% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.72
|
$4.72
KES618.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
$33.03
KES4,333.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
$15,338.57
KES2,012,607.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.65
|
$10.74
KES1,408.83
|
|
pay 43.8% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC395.79
|
$45.12
KES5,919.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,868.91
|
$370.90
KES48,667.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,583.57
|
$174.44
KES22,889.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC456.40
|
$19.29
KES2,531.08
|
|
pay 52.5% more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC866.27
|
$128.41
KES16,849.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,978.16
|
$7,645.08
KES1,003,127.44
|
|
pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
$1.87
KES245.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.52
|
$2.13
KES279.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$2.62
KES343.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.07
|
$42.98
KES5,639.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
$5.99
KES785.41
|
|
pay 52.9% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
$16.15
KES2,119.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
$23.44
KES3,076.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
$40.37
KES5,297.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
$43.70
KES5,734.37
|
|
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