Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 55.3% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 67.3% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Nairobi
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$24.61
|
$3.85
KES496.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$14.76
|
$5.38
KES694.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.04
|
$0.59
KES75.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.51
|
$0.49
KES63.20
|
|
pay 50.5% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.46
|
$0.56
KES72.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.36
|
$5.70
KES734.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$11.90
|
$3.37
KES435.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.34
|
$1.69
KES218.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.55
|
$2.67
KES344.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.33
|
$1.12
KES144.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.87
|
$0.42
KES53.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.40
|
$0.78
KES100.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.24
|
$0.41
KES52.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.77
|
$0.42
KES54.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.52
|
$0.48
KES61.28
|
|
pay 35.4% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$10.72
|
$6.09
KES785.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$188.22
|
$34.46
KES4,445.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$48,712.85
|
$18,461.54
KES2,381,538.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$27.31
|
$12.62
KES1,627.38
|
|
pay 67.7% less for housing
Wellington
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$93.13
|
$40.57
KES5,233.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,461.73
|
$418.88
KES54,035.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,227.12
|
$196.01
KES25,284.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$218.61
|
$22.29
KES2,875.75
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,261.36
|
$146.63
KES18,915.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$20,938.18
|
$7,624.54
KES983,565.76
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$11.81
|
$2.31
KES297.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.51
|
$2.24
KES288.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$38.68
|
$2.69
KES347.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$62.20
|
$45.86
KES5,916.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$19.69
|
$6.15
KES793.85
|
|
pay 60.9% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$129.98
|
$18.56
KES2,394.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$86.18
|
$24.95
KES3,217.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$202.48
|
$57.17
KES7,374.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$209.54
|
$52.46
KES6,767.50
|
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