Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 58.2% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 9.2% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH240.42
|
$3.85
KES498.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH213.05
|
$6.17
KES797.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.04
|
$0.66
KES85.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.23
|
$0.53
KES68.90
|
|
pay 58.4% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.40
|
$0.56
KES72.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH155.78
|
$5.59
KES723.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.25
|
$3.35
KES433.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.30
|
$1.70
KES220.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.57
|
$2.71
KES350.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.01
|
$1.26
KES163.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.38
|
$0.50
KES64.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.14
|
$0.87
KES113.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH32.99
|
$0.46
KES59.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.37
|
$0.48
KES62.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.78
|
$0.56
KES71.98
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH202.80
|
$6.17
KES798.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH426.62
|
$30.83
KES3,988.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,077,389.11
|
$19,266.80
KES2,492,997.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH159.55
|
$13.87
KES1,794.96
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH221.46
|
$39.39
KES5,097.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,334.63
|
$428.53
KES55,448.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,775.59
|
$166.44
KES21,535.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,354.33
|
$22.39
KES2,897.44
|
|
pay 7.9% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,269.13
|
$166.67
KES21,566.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH214,881.00
|
$8,008.06
KES1,036,189.94
|
|
pay 97.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.06
|
$2.31
KES299.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.60
|
$2.24
KES289.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH90.78
|
$3.08
KES398.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH850.01
|
$44.12
KES5,708.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH153.87
|
$6.17
KES797.76
|
|
pay 35.8% less for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,918.74
|
$16.84
KES2,179.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,309.61
|
$22.95
KES2,969.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,081.07
|
$61.84
KES8,001.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,374.91
|
$52.50
KES6,793.38
|
|
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