Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 49.7% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 71.4% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.19
|
$4.49
KES592.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
$5.24
KES690.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.73
|
$0.50
KES65.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.15
|
$0.41
KES54.22
|
|
pay 48.0% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.07
|
$0.48
KES62.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.51
|
$5.31
KES700.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.20
|
$3.40
KES448.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.79
|
$1.37
KES181.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.83
|
$2.61
KES344.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$0.92
KES120.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.37
KES49.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.71
KES94.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.49
|
$0.39
KES50.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.37
KES48.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.38
KES50.69
|
|
pay 39.6% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€6.88
|
$4.72
KES621.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€45.56
|
$33.03
KES4,356.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,325.99
|
$15,338.57
KES2,023,147.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.09
|
$10.74
KES1,416.20
|
|
pay 46.7% less for housing
Vienna
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.02
|
$45.12
KES5,950.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€845.54
|
$370.90
KES48,922.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€658.67
|
$174.44
KES23,008.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€177.51
|
$19.29
KES2,544.34
|
|
pay 47.1% less for childcare
Vienna
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€253.59
|
$128.41
KES16,937.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€11,913.78
|
$7,645.08
KES1,008,380.64
|
|
pay 36.6% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.46
|
$1.87
KES246.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.68
|
$2.13
KES280.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
$2.62
KES345.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.17
|
$42.98
KES5,669.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.14
|
$5.99
KES789.52
|
|
pay 58.8% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€86.84
|
$16.15
KES2,130.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.02
|
$23.44
KES3,092.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€83.21
|
$40.37
KES5,324.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€107.16
|
$43.70
KES5,764.40
|
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