Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 32.4% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 61.5% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.21
|
$4.49
KES593.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
$5.24
KES692.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.21
|
$0.50
KES65.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.63
|
$0.41
KES54.31
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
Vilnius
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.48
KES62.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
€5.33
|
$5.31
KES701.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
€5.36
|
$3.40
KES449.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
$1.37
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
€3.37
|
$2.61
KES344.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.92
KES121.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.37
KES49.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.71
KES94.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$0.39
KES51.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$0.37
KES48.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.38
KES50.78
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
Vilnius
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.85
|
$4.72
KES623.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
€29.61
|
$33.03
KES4,363.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,266.35
€25,320.90
|
$15,338.57
KES2,026,681.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.36
€6.83
|
$10.74
KES1,418.68
|
|
pay 3.2% less for housing
Vilnius
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.10
€14.02
|
$45.12
KES5,961.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$817.79
€759.44
|
$370.90
KES49,007.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$555.68
€516.04
|
$174.44
KES23,049.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.64
€154.75
|
$19.29
KES2,548.78
|
|
pay 43.2% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$475.95
€441.99
|
$128.41
KES16,967.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,833.69
€8,203.41
|
$7,645.08
KES1,010,142.24
|
|
pay 28.3% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.51
€4.19
|
$1.87
KES247.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€2.86
|
$2.13
KES281.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
€4.65
|
$2.62
KES346.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.73
€31.32
|
$42.98
KES5,678.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$5.99
KES790.90
|
|
pay 57.3% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.56
€73.88
|
$16.15
KES2,134.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€34.44
|
$23.44
KES3,097.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.70
|
$40.37
KES5,334.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.10
€99.46
|
$43.70
KES5,774.47
|
|
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