Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 19.6% cheaper than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.74
GEL31.53
|
$4.49
KES594.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
GEL21.02
|
$5.24
KES694.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
GEL2.36
|
$0.50
KES66.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GEL1.36
|
$0.41
KES54.48
|
|
pay 17.8% less for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
GEL1.82
|
$0.48
KES62.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
GEL12.47
|
$5.31
KES703.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.85
GEL21.06
|
$3.40
KES450.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
GEL6.87
|
$1.37
KES181.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
GEL8.53
|
$2.61
KES345.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
GEL1.57
|
$0.92
KES121.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
GEL2.19
|
$0.37
KES49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
GEL2.07
|
$0.71
KES94.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GEL2.12
|
$0.39
KES51.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
GEL1.08
|
$0.37
KES48.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GEL0.98
|
$0.38
KES50.93
|
|
pay 24.9% more for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.47
GEL14.68
|
$4.72
KES624.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.66
GEL42.04
|
$33.03
KES4,376.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,483.37
GEL63,052.84
|
$15,338.57
KES2,032,841.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.83
GEL21.02
|
$10.74
KES1,422.99
|
|
pay 19.5% less for housing
Tbilisi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.37
GEL54.69
|
$45.12
KES5,979.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$988.93
GEL2,655.27
|
$370.90
KES49,156.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.97
GEL1,729.05
|
$174.44
KES23,119.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.87
GEL144.65
|
$19.29
KES2,556.53
|
|
pay 0.3% more for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.05
GEL625.75
|
$128.41
KES17,018.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,254.52
GEL14,108.38
|
$7,645.08
KES1,013,212.73
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
GEL5.25
|
$1.87
KES247.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
GEL7.63
|
$2.13
KES282.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
GEL8.30
|
$2.62
KES347.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.20
GEL153.57
|
$42.98
KES5,696.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.65
GEL17.86
|
$5.99
KES793.30
|
|
pay 70.3% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.31
GEL261.28
|
$16.15
KES2,141.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
GEL145.79
|
$23.44
KES3,107.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.35
GEL341.93
|
$40.37
KES5,350.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.13
GEL429.95
|
$43.70
KES5,792.02
|
|
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