Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 39.2% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 20.5% more for restaurants
Tunis
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
TND9.200
|
$4.49
KES571.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
TND15.330
|
$5.24
KES666.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.840
|
$0.50
KES63.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
TND0.920
|
$0.41
KES52.29
|
|
pay 40.5% more for groceries
Tunis
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
$0.48
KES60.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
TND14.990
|
$5.31
KES675.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.89
TND5.890
|
$3.40
KES432.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.550
|
$1.37
KES174.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.370
|
$2.61
KES331.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
TND2.460
|
$0.92
KES116.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
TND3.550
|
$0.37
KES47.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TND1.280
|
$0.71
KES90.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TND0.900
|
$0.39
KES49.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.830
|
$0.37
KES46.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.740
|
$0.38
KES48.88
|
|
pay 99.1% more for transportation
Tunis
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.84
TND8.840
|
$4.72
KES599.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.77
TND45.990
|
$33.03
KES4,200.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,376.54
TND122,648.070
|
$15,338.57
KES1,951,005.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.92
TND9.100
|
$10.74
KES1,365.70
|
|
pay 28.0% more for housing
Tunis
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.41
TND66.680
|
$45.12
KES5,738.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.62
TND733.910
|
$370.90
KES47,177.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.65
TND565.790
|
$174.44
KES22,188.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.41
TND125.870
|
$19.29
KES2,453.61
|
|
pay 94.5% more for childcare
Tunis
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.35
TND297.000
|
$128.41
KES16,333.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,006.51
TND9,364.540
|
$7,645.08
KES972,423.77
|
|
pay 44.9% more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
TND5.110
|
$1.87
KES237.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.82
TND2.560
|
$2.13
KES270.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.28
TND10.220
|
$2.62
KES333.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.70
TND89.400
|
$42.98
KES5,466.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
TND15.330
|
$5.99
KES761.37
|
|
pay 53.3% less for clothing
Tunis
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.18
TND140.740
|
$16.15
KES2,054.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.96
TND149.390
|
$23.44
KES2,982.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
TND304.580
|
$40.37
KES5,134.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.02
TND224.310
|
$43.70
KES5,558.85
|
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