Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 62.9% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Washington, you would:
pay 73.6% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$3.85
KES505.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$5.38
KES707.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
|
$0.59
KES76.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.49
KES64.37
|
|
pay 57.9% less for groceries
Washington
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.88
|
$0.56
KES73.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.06
|
$5.70
KES748.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
|
$3.37
KES443.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
|
$1.69
KES222.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.74
|
$2.67
KES350.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$1.12
KES146.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$0.42
KES54.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.28
|
$0.78
KES101.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$0.41
KES53.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$0.42
KES55.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.48
KES62.41
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
Washington
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$6.09
KES799.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$34.46
KES4,527.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$18,461.54
KES2,425,489.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
|
$12.62
KES1,657.42
|
|
pay 73.3% less for housing
Washington
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.57
|
$40.57
KES5,330.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,560.23
|
$418.88
KES55,032.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,084.16
|
$196.01
KES25,751.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.15
|
$22.29
KES2,928.82
|
|
pay 89.3% less for childcare
Washington
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,326.57
|
$146.63
KES19,264.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$51,000.00
|
$7,624.54
KES1,001,717.30
|
|
pay 65.5% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$2.31
KES303.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.48
|
$2.24
KES294.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.11
|
$2.69
KES353.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$104.29
|
$45.86
KES6,025.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.68
|
$6.15
KES808.50
|
|
pay 61.5% less for clothing
Washington
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.41
|
$18.56
KES2,438.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.96
|
$24.95
KES3,277.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.93
|
$57.17
KES7,510.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.48
|
$52.46
KES6,892.39
|
|
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