Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 82.8% more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 50.0% less for restaurants
|
Asmara
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$3.85
KES497.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
$0.66
KES85.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
$0.53
KES68.69
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
|
Asmara
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.56
KES72.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$5.59
KES721.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
$3.35
KES432.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
$1.70
KES219.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$2.71
KES349.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
$1.26
KES163.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
$0.50
KES64.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.87
KES112.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
$0.46
KES58.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
$0.48
KES62.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
$0.56
KES71.76
|
|
pay 81.5% more for transportation
|
Asmara
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
$6.17
KES796.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$30.83
KES3,976.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$19,266.80
KES2,485,417.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$13.87
KES1,789.50
|
|
pay 35.5% less for housing
|
Asmara
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$39.39
KES5,081.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$428.53
KES55,280.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$166.44
KES21,470.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$22.39
KES2,888.63
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
|
Asmara
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$166.67
KES21,501.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$8,008.06
KES1,033,039.32
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Asmara
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.31
KES298.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
$2.24
KES289.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$3.08
KES397.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$44.12
KES5,691.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
|
pay 65.7% less for clothing
|
Asmara
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$16.84
KES2,172.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$22.95
KES2,960.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$61.84
KES7,977.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$52.50
KES6,772.72
|
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