Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 47.8% cheaper than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.4% less in Nairobi
- Groceries
-
pay 44.4% less in Nairobi
- Transportation
-
pay 24.6% less in Nairobi
- Housing
-
pay 51.9% less in Nairobi
- Childcare
-
pay 52.6% less in Nairobi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 39.3% less in Nairobi
- Clothing
-
pay 53.4% less in Nairobi
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, childcare, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nairobi.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Austria, you would:
pay 68.4% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€13.54
|
$3.85
KES497.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.36
|
$6.17
KES796.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.74
|
$0.66
KES85.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.11
|
$0.53
KES68.81
|
|
pay 44.4% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.21
|
$0.56
KES72.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.18
|
$5.59
KES722.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€4.94
|
$3.35
KES433.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.56
|
$1.70
KES220.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.34
|
$2.71
KES350.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.01
|
$1.26
KES163.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
$0.50
KES64.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.20
|
$0.87
KES112.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.66
|
$0.46
KES59.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.48
KES62.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.71
|
$0.56
KES71.89
|
|
pay 24.6% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.55
|
$6.17
KES797.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€43.04
|
$30.83
KES3,983.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€23,587.72
|
$19,266.80
KES2,489,819.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€17.79
|
$13.87
KES1,792.67
|
|
pay 51.9% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€31.74
|
$39.39
KES5,090.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€734.56
|
$428.53
KES55,378.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€620.50
|
$166.44
KES21,508.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€242.90
|
$22.39
KES2,893.75
|
|
pay 52.6% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€384.22
|
$166.67
KES21,539.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€12,479.06
|
$8,008.06
KES1,034,868.96
|
|
pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.09
|
$2.31
KES298.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.19
|
$2.24
KES289.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€5.77
|
$3.08
KES398.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€40.41
|
$44.12
KES5,701.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.07
|
$6.17
KES796.74
|
|
pay 53.4% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€74.93
|
$16.84
KES2,176.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€38.65
|
$22.95
KES2,965.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€77.62
|
$61.84
KES7,991.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€104.54
|
$52.50
KES6,784.72
|
|
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