Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 15.7% more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 10.4% more for restaurants
Tashkent
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
UZS62,822.19
|
$4.49
KES594.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
UZS43,975.53
|
$5.24
KES694.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
UZS7,600.67
|
$0.50
KES66.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
UZS4,307.45
|
$0.41
KES54.48
|
|
pay 18.5% more for groceries
Tashkent
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,147.84
|
$0.48
KES62.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
UZS39,489.33
|
$5.31
KES703.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
UZS48,336.04
|
$3.40
KES450.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
UZS20,469.86
|
$1.37
KES181.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
UZS21,261.72
|
$2.61
KES345.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
UZS7,738.26
|
$0.92
KES121.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,877.96
|
$0.37
KES49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
UZS12,966.56
|
$0.71
KES94.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
UZS9,275.82
|
$0.39
KES51.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
UZS2,828.05
|
$0.37
KES48.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
UZS2,296.52
|
$0.38
KES50.93
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Tashkent
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
UZS44,306.15
|
$4.72
KES624.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.04
UZS176,444.18
|
$33.03
KES4,376.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,508.25
UZS169,723,584.05
|
$15,338.57
KES2,032,841.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
UZS33,255.04
|
$10.74
KES1,422.99
|
|
pay 5.4% more for housing
Tashkent
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.99
UZS226,027.53
|
$45.12
KES5,979.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$603.41
UZS7,581,548.34
|
$370.90
KES49,156.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.87
UZS4,257,667.51
|
$174.44
KES23,119.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.36
UZS419,182.17
|
$19.29
KES2,556.53
|
|
pay 13.2% less for childcare
Tashkent
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.55
UZS2,796,206.94
|
$128.41
KES17,018.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,603.48
UZS82,969,035.30
|
$7,645.08
KES1,013,212.73
|
|
pay 28.9% more for entertainment and sports
Tashkent
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
UZS16,776.82
|
$1.87
KES247.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
UZS20,220.80
|
$2.13
KES282.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
UZS23,473.96
|
$2.62
KES347.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.35
UZS544,620.00
|
$42.98
KES5,696.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
UZS56,574.53
|
$5.99
KES793.30
|
|
pay 62.4% less for clothing
Tashkent
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.37
UZS683,071.96
|
$16.15
KES2,141.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.46
UZS747,029.64
|
$23.44
KES3,107.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.85
UZS1,229,442.16
|
$40.37
KES5,350.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.20
UZS1,371,996.77
|
$43.70
KES5,792.02
|
|
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