Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 22.2% cheaper than Sofia.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 51.3% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
BGN20.42
|
$4.49
KES596.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
BGN12.25
|
$5.24
KES695.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
BGN2.56
|
$0.50
KES66.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
$0.41
KES54.60
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
Sofia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
$0.48
KES63.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
BGN10.46
|
$5.31
KES704.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
BGN12.53
|
$3.40
KES451.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
BGN6.13
|
$1.37
KES182.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.69
BGN6.75
|
$2.61
KES346.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
$0.92
KES121.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.47
|
$0.37
KES49.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.32
|
$0.71
KES94.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
$0.39
KES51.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
$0.37
KES48.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
$0.38
KES51.04
|
|
pay 3.4% more for transportation
Sofia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
BGN11.56
|
$4.72
KES626.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.93
BGN51.06
|
$33.03
KES4,386.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN45,955.79
|
$15,338.57
KES2,037,307.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.71
BGN12.27
|
$10.74
KES1,426.12
|
|
pay 20.3% more for housing
Sofia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.34
BGN24.39
|
$45.12
KES5,992.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.63
BGN878.66
|
$370.90
KES49,264.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.15
BGN678.51
|
$174.44
KES23,169.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.16
BGN186.76
|
$19.29
KES2,562.15
|
|
pay 40.4% less for childcare
Sofia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.15
BGN843.05
|
$128.41
KES17,056.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,362.58
BGN15,288.05
|
$7,645.08
KES1,015,438.63
|
|
pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
$1.87
KES248.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.23
BGN4.07
|
$2.13
KES282.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.13
|
$2.62
KES347.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.02
BGN58.54
|
$42.98
KES5,708.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
BGN15.32
|
$5.99
KES795.05
|
|
pay 52.2% less for clothing
Sofia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.77
BGN125.72
|
$16.15
KES2,145.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.99
BGN62.14
|
$23.44
KES3,113.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.13
BGN148.32
|
$40.37
KES5,362.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.14
BGN162.96
|
$43.70
KES5,804.75
|
|
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