Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 20.5% cheaper than Sopot.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Sopot, you would:
pay 56.6% less for restaurants
Sopot
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.89
PLN35.02
|
$3.85
KES501.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
PLN28.01
|
$5.38
KES702.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
PLN9.06
|
$0.59
KES76.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
PLN6.67
|
$0.49
KES63.94
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
Sopot
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
PLN4.69
|
$0.56
KES73.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.62
PLN18.21
|
$5.70
KES743.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN14.96
|
$3.37
KES440.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.09
PLN12.17
|
$1.69
KES220.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
PLN11.56
|
$2.67
KES348.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
PLN1.66
|
$1.12
KES145.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
PLN2.44
|
$0.42
KES54.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
PLN2.87
|
$0.78
KES101.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
PLN3.90
|
$0.41
KES53.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.51
|
$0.42
KES54.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
PLN2.27
|
$0.48
KES62.00
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
Sopot
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
PLN25.24
|
$6.09
KES794.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.22
PLN119.06
|
$34.46
KES4,497.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,462.58
PLN116,053.95
|
$18,461.54
KES2,409,230.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN31.21
|
$12.62
KES1,646.31
|
|
pay 17.9% less for housing
Sopot
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.14
PLN67.53
|
$40.57
KES5,294.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$931.29
PLN3,668.37
|
$418.88
KES54,663.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$546.07
PLN2,151.00
|
$196.01
KES25,578.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.05
PLN823.46
|
$22.29
KES2,909.19
|
|
pay 22.3% less for childcare
Sopot
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.45
PLN1,305.61
|
$146.63
KES19,135.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,857.67
PLN27,012.56
|
$7,624.54
KES995,002.57
|
|
pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports
Sopot
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.81
PLN15.01
|
$2.31
KES301.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
PLN13.39
|
$2.24
KES292.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.70
PLN18.51
|
$2.69
KES351.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.57
PLN112.55
|
$45.86
KES5,984.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
PLN25.01
|
$6.15
KES803.08
|
|
pay 40.5% less for clothing
Sopot
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.46
PLN305.10
|
$18.56
KES2,422.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
PLN140.07
|
$24.95
KES3,255.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.45
PLN285.40
|
$57.17
KES7,460.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.03
PLN319.20
|
$52.46
KES6,846.19
|
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