Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 7.7% cheaper than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
KM10.20
|
$4.49
KES596.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
KM10.20
|
$5.24
KES695.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
KM3.11
|
$0.50
KES66.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
KM1.76
|
$0.41
KES54.60
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
KM1.60
|
$0.48
KES63.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
KM7.22
|
$5.31
KES704.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
KM8.49
|
$3.40
KES451.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.33
KM4.27
|
$1.37
KES182.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
KM5.96
|
$2.61
KES346.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
KM0.90
|
$0.92
KES121.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
KM1.28
|
$0.37
KES49.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
KM1.22
|
$0.71
KES94.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
KM1.44
|
$0.39
KES51.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KM0.72
|
$0.37
KES48.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
KM0.75
|
$0.38
KES51.04
|
|
pay 2.7% less for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
KM12.07
|
$4.72
KES626.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.59
KM54.08
|
$33.03
KES4,386.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,332.54
KM40,814.83
|
$15,338.57
KES2,037,307.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
KM14.29
|
$10.74
KES1,426.12
|
|
pay 3.2% less for housing
Sarajevo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.16
KM49.63
|
$45.12
KES5,992.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$302.28
KM552.44
|
$370.90
KES49,264.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.85
KM381.69
|
$174.44
KES23,169.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.45
KM238.40
|
$19.29
KES2,562.15
|
|
pay 46.1% more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$191.30
KM349.61
|
$128.41
KES17,056.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,396.41
KM6,207.25
|
$7,645.08
KES1,015,438.63
|
|
pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
KM4.08
|
$1.87
KES248.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
KM2.95
|
$2.13
KES282.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
KM6.12
|
$2.62
KES347.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.74
KM54.36
|
$42.98
KES5,708.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
KM10.20
|
$5.99
KES795.05
|
|
pay 53.9% less for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.67
KM138.30
|
$16.15
KES2,145.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.85
KM61.87
|
$23.44
KES3,113.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.86
KM155.10
|
$40.37
KES5,362.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.65
KM172.98
|
$43.70
KES5,804.75
|
|
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