Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 4.9% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 31.7% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.21
$155.63
|
$4.49
KES592.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.65
$88.19
|
$5.24
KES690.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.30
|
$0.50
KES65.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.30
|
$0.41
KES54.22
|
|
pay 8.0% less for groceries
Windhoek
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
$13.69
|
$0.48
KES62.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
$53.78
|
$5.31
KES700.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
$81.49
|
$3.40
KES448.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
$41.20
|
$1.37
KES181.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
$37.77
|
$2.61
KES344.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
$14.90
|
$0.92
KES120.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
$13.45
|
$0.37
KES49.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
$12.14
|
$0.71
KES94.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
$10.82
|
$0.39
KES50.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$12.75
|
$0.37
KES48.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
$8.78
|
$0.38
KES50.69
|
|
pay 53.9% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
$78.71
|
$4.72
KES621.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
$409.47
|
$33.03
KES4,356.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,205.69
$155,627.51
|
$15,338.57
KES2,023,147.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.62
$125.54
|
$10.74
KES1,416.20
|
|
pay 27.3% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.96
$985.43
|
$45.12
KES5,950.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.50
$6,628.58
|
$370.90
KES48,922.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.08
$4,742.93
|
$174.44
KES23,008.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.42
$1,297.60
|
$19.29
KES2,544.34
|
|
pay 48.8% more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.81
$2,670.57
|
$128.41
KES16,937.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,704.96
$70,267.55
|
$7,645.08
KES1,008,380.64
|
|
pay 30.8% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
$25.94
|
$1.87
KES246.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
$33.46
|
$2.13
KES280.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
$41.50
|
$2.62
KES345.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.54
$863.73
|
$42.98
KES5,669.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.28
$62.25
|
$5.99
KES789.52
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
Windhoek
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
$700.32
|
$16.15
KES2,130.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
$461.44
|
$23.44
KES3,092.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.75
$1,322.83
|
$40.37
KES5,324.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.15
$1,121.78
|
$43.70
KES5,764.40
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Nairobi or Windhoek. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.