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Nairobi vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 0.7% cheaper than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.5% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 27.4% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 23.9% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 26.5% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 35.2% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 40.2% less in Nairobi

The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Nairobi are more expensive than in Turkey. Expenses including clothing, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Turkey, you would:

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pay 11.5% less for restaurants

	Turkey	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.27 TRY308.88	$5.80 KES751.45	-20.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.68 TRY326.10	$6.97 KES901.74	-9.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 TRY50.02	$0.70 KES90.86	-40.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 TRY18.87	$0.55 KES71.09	+23.6%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 27.4% more for groceries

	Turkey	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 TRY28.42	$0.55 KES70.74	-18.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 TRY190.94	$5.57 KES720.62	+23.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.45 TRY146.69	$3.36 KES434.42	-2.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 TRY82.50	$1.64 KES212.89	-15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 TRY104.64	$2.92 KES377.80	+18.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 TRY26.27	$1.41 KES182.10	+127.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 TRY40.59	$0.47 KES61.45	-50.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 TRY22.42	$0.89 KES115.16	+68.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.33	$0.46 KES59.05	-23.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY12.38	$0.49 KES63.55	+68.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.51	$0.51 KES65.57	+104.8%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 23.9% more for transportation

	Turkey	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 TRY194.69	$5.40 KES698.91	+17.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.01 TRY1,232.39	$30.96 KES4,007.74	+6.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,018.50 TRY2,040,109.16	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	-54.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.53 TRY320.04	$17.03 KES2,204.26	+126.0%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 26.5% more for housing

	Turkey	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.68 TRY581.08	$39.86 KES5,160.40	+191.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$515.16 TRY21,886.84	$476.96 KES61,741.91	-7.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.65 TRY14,812.60	$206.31 KES26,706.75	-40.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.83 TRY1,989.64	$29.32 KES3,796.09	-37.4%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 35.2% less for childcare

	Turkey	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$523.46 TRY22,239.76	$224.14 KES29,014.37	-57.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.64 TRY429,347.32	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	-13.2%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 4.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 TRY126.47	$2.32 KES300.58	-22.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 TRY124.16	$2.37 KES306.78	-18.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.10 TRY89.34	$3.10 KES400.77	+47.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.68 TRY2,238.16	$45.30 KES5,863.82	-14.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.69 TRY241.55	$7.35 KES951.84	+29.3%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 40.2% less for clothing

	Turkey	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.89 TRY1,992.09	$19.62 KES2,540.20	-58.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.49 TRY1,847.76	$24.88 KES3,220.51	-42.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.73 TRY4,322.15	$67.92 KES8,791.98	-33.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.94 TRY3,608.65	$62.28 KES8,061.57	-26.7%
Average			-40.2%

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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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