Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 37.9% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Spain, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.47
|
$4.49
KES592.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
$5.24
KES690.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.84
|
$0.50
KES65.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.29
|
$0.41
KES54.22
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
Spain
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.48
KES62.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.28
|
$5.31
KES700.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.27
|
$3.40
KES448.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
$1.37
KES181.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.86
|
$2.61
KES344.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.92
KES120.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.37
KES49.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.71
KES94.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.39
KES50.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.37
KES48.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.38
KES50.69
|
|
pay 26.9% less for transportation
Spain
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.15
|
$4.72
KES621.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€36.69
|
$33.03
KES4,356.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
$15,338.57
KES2,023,147.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.02
|
$10.74
KES1,416.20
|
|
pay 46.8% less for housing
Spain
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
$45.12
KES5,950.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€642.34
|
$370.90
KES48,922.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€525.56
|
$174.44
KES23,008.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
$19.29
KES2,544.34
|
|
pay 29.4% less for childcare
Spain
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€315.39
|
$128.41
KES16,937.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
$7,645.08
KES1,008,380.64
|
|
pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.45
|
$1.87
KES246.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$2.13
KES280.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
$2.62
KES345.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€39.90
|
$42.98
KES5,669.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.75
|
$5.99
KES789.52
|
|
pay 51.2% less for clothing
Spain
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
$16.15
KES2,130.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
$23.44
KES3,092.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
$40.37
KES5,324.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.13
|
$43.70
KES5,764.40
|
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