Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 51.3% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 61.6% less for restaurants
|
United Kingdom
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.81
|
$4.49
KES589.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
$5.24
KES687.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.49
|
$0.50
KES65.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.10
|
$0.41
KES53.94
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
$0.48
KES62.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.91
|
$5.31
KES696.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.78
|
$3.40
KES446.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
$1.37
KES180.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.55
|
$2.61
KES342.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.85
|
$0.92
KES120.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.37
KES48.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$0.71
KES93.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.95
|
$0.39
KES50.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.37
KES48.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.47
|
$0.38
KES50.42
|
|
pay 43.4% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.91
|
$4.72
KES618.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£74.08
|
$33.03
KES4,333.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
$15,338.57
KES2,012,607.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.18
|
$10.74
KES1,408.83
|
|
pay 53.4% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
$45.12
KES5,919.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
$370.90
KES48,667.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£676.03
|
$174.44
KES22,889.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
$19.29
KES2,531.08
|
|
pay 71.5% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
$128.41
KES16,849.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
$7,645.08
KES1,003,127.44
|
|
pay 46.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£4.00
|
$1.87
KES245.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.90
|
$2.13
KES279.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
$2.62
KES343.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.78
|
$42.98
KES5,639.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.68
|
$5.99
KES785.41
|
|
pay 52.9% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
$16.15
KES2,119.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
$23.44
KES3,076.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
$40.37
KES5,297.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£65.35
|
$43.70
KES5,734.37
|
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