Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 54.2% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 69.4% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$4.49
KES571.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$5.24
KES666.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$0.50
KES63.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.71
|
$0.41
KES52.29
|
|
pay 49.7% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
$0.48
KES60.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.02
|
$5.31
KES675.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.79
|
$3.40
KES432.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.91
|
$1.37
KES174.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.21
|
$2.61
KES331.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.92
KES116.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.37
KES47.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.71
KES90.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.73
|
$0.39
KES49.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.37
KES46.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.38
KES48.88
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.31
|
$4.72
KES599.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.82
|
$33.03
KES4,200.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,536.50
|
$15,338.57
KES1,951,005.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.76
|
$10.74
KES1,365.70
|
|
pay 60.6% less for housing
Valletta
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.35
|
$45.12
KES5,738.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€962.79
|
$370.90
KES47,177.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€851.04
|
$174.44
KES22,188.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.95
|
$19.29
KES2,453.61
|
|
pay 53.9% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€635.44
|
$128.41
KES16,333.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,799.81
|
$7,645.08
KES972,423.77
|
|
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.13
|
$1.87
KES237.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.95
|
$2.13
KES270.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.67
|
$2.62
KES333.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€86.21
|
$42.98
KES5,466.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$5.99
KES761.37
|
|
pay 73.8% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€121.21
|
$16.15
KES2,054.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€67.05
|
$23.44
KES2,982.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.76
|
$40.37
KES5,134.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€156.02
|
$43.70
KES5,558.85
|
|
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