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Nairobi vs. Visoko Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 14.6% more expensive than Visoko.

Restaurants: pay 42.8% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 15.0% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 76.7% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 46.6% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 73.9% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.7% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 47.8% less in Nairobi

The cost of transportation, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports in Nairobi are more expensive than in Visoko. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Nairobi. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Visoko Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Visoko, you would:

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pay 42.8% less for restaurants

	Visoko	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 BAM15.12	$5.80 KES750.88	-35.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 BAM14.11	$6.97 KES901.06	-17.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.97 BAM3.30	$0.70 KES90.79	-64.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 BAM2.02	$0.55 KES71.04	-54.3%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 15.0% less for groceries

	Visoko	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 BAM2.12	$0.55 KES70.69	-56.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 BAM8.82	$5.57 KES720.08	+6.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.28 BAM8.87	$3.36 KES434.10	-36.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 BAM4.72	$1.64 KES212.73	-41.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.89 BAM6.53	$2.92 KES377.51	-24.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 BAM1.19	$1.41 KES181.96	+97.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 BAM1.34	$0.47 KES61.40	-40.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 BAM1.50	$0.89 KES115.07	-0.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 BAM1.71	$0.46 KES59.01	-55.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 BAM0.88	$0.49 KES63.50	-6.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.91	$0.51 KES65.52	-6.7%
Average			-15.0%

Visoko vs. Nairobi - Cost of groceries

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pay 76.7% more for transportation

	Visoko	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.80 BAM9.75	$5.40 KES698.38	-7.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.01 BAM15.12	$30.96 KES4,004.71	+243.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,117.48 BAM48,897.08	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	-25.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.71 BAM14.62	$17.03 KES2,202.59	+95.6%
Average			+76.7%

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pay 46.6% more for housing

	Visoko	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.02 BAM42.01	$39.86 KES5,156.50	+59.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$180.11 BAM302.46	$476.96 KES61,695.24	+164.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.09 BAM252.05	$206.31 KES26,686.56	+37.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.69 BAM199.32	$29.32 KES3,793.22	-75.3%
Average			+46.6%

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pay 73.9% more for childcare

	Visoko	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$242.40 BAM407.06	$224.14 KES28,992.44	-7.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,437.06 BAM5,771.87	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	+155.3%
Average			+73.9%

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pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Visoko	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.70 BAM4.54	$2.32 KES300.35	-14.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.10 BAM3.53	$2.37 KES306.55	+12.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.81 BAM6.40	$3.10 KES400.47	-18.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.02 BAM50.41	$45.30 KES5,859.39	+50.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 BAM10.08	$7.35 KES951.12	+22.5%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 47.8% less for clothing

	Visoko	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.55 BAM131.90	$19.62 KES2,538.28	-75.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.02 BAM65.53	$24.88 KES3,218.07	-36.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.49 BAM167.07	$67.92 KES8,785.33	-31.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.07 BAM201.64	$62.28 KES8,055.48	-48.1%
Average			-47.8%

Visoko vs. Nairobi - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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