Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 43.5% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 41.5% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,421
|
$4.49
KES594.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,374
|
$5.24
KES694.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,154
|
$0.50
KES66.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,127
|
$0.41
KES54.48
|
|
pay 65.4% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,372
|
$0.48
KES62.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,877
|
$5.31
KES703.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,673
|
$3.40
KES450.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,281
|
$1.37
KES181.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,685
|
$2.61
KES345.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,990
|
$0.92
KES121.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,297
|
$0.37
KES49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,879
|
$0.71
KES94.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,810
|
$0.39
KES51.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,320
|
$0.37
KES48.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,898
|
$0.38
KES50.93
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
Seoul
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,453
|
$4.72
KES624.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩57,571
|
$33.03
KES4,376.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,963,384
|
$15,338.57
KES2,032,841.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,352
|
$10.74
KES1,422.99
|
|
pay 25.6% less for housing
Seoul
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩30,199
|
$45.12
KES5,979.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,059,352
|
$370.90
KES49,156.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩816,914
|
$174.44
KES23,119.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩191,258
|
$19.29
KES2,556.53
|
|
pay 62.6% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩530,505
|
$128.41
KES17,018.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,423,398
|
$7,645.08
KES1,013,212.73
|
|
pay 36.3% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,234
|
$1.87
KES247.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,408
|
$2.13
KES282.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,710
|
$2.62
KES347.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩71,879
|
$42.98
KES5,696.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,654
|
$5.99
KES793.30
|
|
pay 56.3% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩83,748
|
$16.15
KES2,141.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩60,044
|
$23.44
KES3,107.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩99,236
|
$40.37
KES5,350.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩157,733
|
$43.70
KES5,792.02
|
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