Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 51.5% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 64.8% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Nairobi
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£13.84
|
$3.85
KES496.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£6.86
|
$5.38
KES694.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.64
|
$0.59
KES75.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.17
|
$0.49
KES63.20
|
|
pay 32.3% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.12
|
$0.56
KES72.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.25
|
$5.70
KES734.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.41
|
$3.37
KES435.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.82
|
$1.69
KES218.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.81
|
$2.67
KES344.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.92
|
$1.12
KES144.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.51
|
$0.42
KES53.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.94
|
$0.78
KES100.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.08
|
$0.41
KES52.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.48
|
$0.42
KES54.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.46
|
$0.48
KES61.28
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.53
|
$6.09
KES785.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£72.52
|
$34.46
KES4,445.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£25,641.46
|
$18,461.54
KES2,381,538.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.01
|
$12.62
KES1,627.38
|
|
pay 57.1% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£28.81
|
$40.57
KES5,233.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£938.13
|
$418.88
KES54,035.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£746.80
|
$196.01
KES25,284.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£179.64
|
$22.29
KES2,875.75
|
|
pay 73.7% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,093.11
|
$146.63
KES18,915.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£13,820.27
|
$7,624.54
KES983,565.76
|
|
pay 46.3% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.15
|
$2.31
KES297.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.01
|
$2.24
KES288.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.53
|
$2.69
KES347.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£33.57
|
$45.86
KES5,916.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£9.86
|
$6.15
KES793.85
|
|
pay 48.6% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£58.70
|
$18.56
KES2,394.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£30.37
|
$24.95
KES3,217.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£69.35
|
$57.17
KES7,374.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£72.53
|
$52.46
KES6,767.50
|
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