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Nairobi vs. Taguig City Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 26.0% more expensive than Taguig City.

Restaurants: pay 35.8% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 17.9% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 14.1% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 13.0% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.6% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 18.4% less in Nairobi

The cost of transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Nairobi are more expensive than in Taguig City. Expenses including clothing, groceries, and housing are lower in Nairobi. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Taguig City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Taguig City, you would:

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pay 35.8% more for restaurants

	Taguig City	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.30 ₱254.24	$5.80 KES747.37	+35.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.44 ₱203.39	$6.97 KES896.85	+102.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ₱48.31	$0.70 KES90.36	-14.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ₱27.12	$0.55 KES70.70	+19.7%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 17.9% less for groceries

	Taguig City	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$0.55 KES70.35	-59.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.17 ₱187.12	$5.57 KES716.71	+75.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$3.36 KES432.07	-54.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 ₱128.19	$1.64 KES211.74	-24.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 ₱133.77	$2.92 KES375.75	+29.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 ₱65.50	$1.41 KES181.11	+27.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$0.47 KES61.12	-42.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 ₱81.36	$0.89 KES114.54	-35.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 ₱30.51	$0.46 KES58.73	-11.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 ₱47.59	$0.49 KES63.20	-39.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$0.51 KES65.21	-63.1%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Taguig City	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.16 ₱245.89	$5.40 KES695.11	+29.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.96 KES3,985.98
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	-14.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$17.03 KES2,192.29	+482.2%
Average			+165.9%

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pay 14.1% less for housing

	Taguig City	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.51 ₱1,449.17	$39.86 KES5,132.38	+62.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$560.82 ₱33,152.97	$476.96 KES61,406.69	-15.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.56 ₱19,068.04	$206.31 KES26,561.75	-36.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.71 ₱5,421.64	$29.32 KES3,775.48	-68.0%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 13.0% more for childcare

	Taguig City	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$224.14 KES28,856.84	+61.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,676.48 ₱808,485.01	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	-35.8%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Taguig City	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 ₱83.90	$2.32 KES298.95	+63.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$2.37 KES305.12	-8.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 ₱183.05	$3.10 KES398.60
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.86 ₱2,474.61	$45.30 KES5,831.99	+8.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.88 ₱406.78	$7.35 KES946.67	+6.9%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 18.4% less for clothing

	Taguig City	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.44 ₱2,627.15	$19.62 KES2,526.41	-55.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$24.88 KES3,203.02	-16.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.68 ₱4,237.34	$67.92 KES8,744.25	-5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.21 ₱3,559.37	$62.28 KES8,017.80	+3.4%
Average			-18.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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