Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 35.4% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 27.7% less for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$3.85
KES498.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$0.66
KES85.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$0.53
KES68.82
|
|
pay 19.1% less for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$0.56
KES72.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$5.59
KES722.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$3.35
KES433.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
$1.70
KES220.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$2.71
KES350.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$1.26
KES163.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$0.50
KES64.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$0.87
KES112.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$0.46
KES59.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$0.48
KES62.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.56
KES71.90
|
|
pay 41.1% more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$6.17
KES798.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$30.83
KES3,984.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,382.45
|
$19,266.80
KES2,490,233.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$13.87
KES1,792.97
|
|
pay 73.7% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.47
|
$39.39
KES5,091.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,956.01
|
$428.53
KES55,387.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.56
|
$166.44
KES21,511.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
$22.39
KES2,894.23
|
|
pay 56.3% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
$166.67
KES21,542.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,166.80
|
$8,008.06
KES1,035,041.33
|
|
pay 55.4% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$2.31
KES298.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$2.24
KES289.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$3.08
KES398.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.13
|
$44.12
KES5,702.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
|
pay 56.5% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.82
|
$16.84
KES2,176.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.91
|
$22.95
KES2,966.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
$61.84
KES7,992.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.72
|
$52.50
KES6,785.85
|
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