Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 52.7% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 40.4% more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.89
|
$4.49
KES589.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
$5.24
KES687.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.15
|
$0.50
KES65.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.08
|
$0.41
KES53.94
|
|
pay 60.1% more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
$0.48
KES62.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺84.95
|
$5.31
KES696.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.84
|
$3.40
KES446.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
$1.37
KES180.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.67
|
$2.61
KES342.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$0.92
KES120.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.96
|
$0.37
KES48.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.97
|
$0.71
KES93.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.73
|
$0.39
KES50.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.37
KES48.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.38
KES50.42
|
|
pay 54.5% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.89
|
$4.72
KES618.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.13
|
$33.03
KES4,333.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
$15,338.57
KES2,012,607.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.50
|
$10.74
KES1,408.83
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
$45.12
KES5,919.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
$370.90
KES48,667.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
$174.44
KES22,889.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
$19.29
KES2,531.08
|
|
pay 48.8% more for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
$128.41
KES16,849.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
$7,645.08
KES1,003,127.44
|
|
pay 70.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.86
|
$1.87
KES245.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.26
|
$2.13
KES279.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
$2.62
KES343.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.26
|
$42.98
KES5,639.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.19
|
$5.99
KES785.41
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
$16.15
KES2,119.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
$23.44
KES3,076.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
$40.37
KES5,297.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
$43.70
KES5,734.37
|
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