Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 38.9% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 32.7% less for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
$568.41
|
$4.49
KES589.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
$433.47
|
$5.24
KES687.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
$44.90
|
$0.50
KES65.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
$28.90
|
$0.41
KES53.94
|
|
pay 26.4% less for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
$131.66
|
$0.48
KES62.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
$210.15
|
$5.31
KES696.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
$291.87
|
$3.40
KES446.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
$118.48
|
$1.37
KES180.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
$164.79
|
$2.61
KES342.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
$79.28
|
$0.92
KES120.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$17.01
|
$0.37
KES48.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
$73.93
|
$0.71
KES93.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$37.51
|
$0.39
KES50.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
$40.73
|
$0.37
KES48.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
$64.23
|
$0.38
KES50.42
|
|
pay 43.9% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
$292.77
|
$4.72
KES618.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.26
$5,418.42
|
$33.03
KES4,333.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,765.29
$2,004,813.83
|
$15,338.57
KES2,012,607.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.77
$1,351.77
|
$10.74
KES1,408.83
|
|
pay 52.0% less for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.90
$3,022.27
|
$45.12
KES5,919.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.25
$54,520.84
|
$370.90
KES48,667.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$473.61
$28,120.39
|
$174.44
KES22,889.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.91
$4,388.34
|
$19.29
KES2,531.08
|
|
pay 38.6% less for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$479.10
$28,446.68
|
$128.41
KES16,849.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,969.82
$473,208.31
|
$7,645.08
KES1,003,127.44
|
|
pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
$162.55
|
$1.87
KES245.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
$134.78
|
$2.13
KES279.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
$270.92
|
$2.62
KES343.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.61
$2,707.85
|
$42.98
KES5,639.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
$352.20
|
$5.99
KES785.41
|
|
pay 61.4% less for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.04
$3,624.32
|
$16.15
KES2,119.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.17
$2,682.12
|
$23.44
KES3,076.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.63
$7,043.94
|
$40.37
KES5,297.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
$6,163.45
|
$43.70
KES5,734.37
|
|
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