Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 7.9% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Baku, you would:
pay 19.6% less for restaurants
|
Baku
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
AZN17.00
|
$3.85
KES495.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$5.38
KES693.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.59
KES75.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
$0.49
KES63.12
|
|
pay 31.4% more for groceries
|
Baku
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.77
|
$0.56
KES72.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
AZN4.63
|
$5.70
KES733.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
AZN8.93
|
$3.37
KES434.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
AZN2.62
|
$1.69
KES218.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
AZN3.51
|
$2.67
KES343.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
AZN0.81
|
$1.12
KES144.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$0.42
KES53.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
AZN1.12
|
$0.78
KES99.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$0.41
KES52.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.50
|
$0.42
KES54.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.39
|
$0.48
KES61.21
|
|
pay 81.3% more for transportation
|
Baku
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.58
AZN4.38
|
$6.09
KES784.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$34.46
KES4,440.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$18,461.54
KES2,378,631.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.18
AZN10.50
|
$12.62
KES1,625.40
|
|
pay 23.2% more for housing
|
Baku
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
AZN24.28
|
$40.57
KES5,227.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$481.00
AZN817.69
|
$418.88
KES53,969.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.59
AZN460.00
|
$196.01
KES25,253.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.42
AZN77.22
|
$22.29
KES2,872.24
|
|
pay 5.1% less for childcare
|
Baku
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.09
AZN394.55
|
$146.63
KES18,892.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,029.41
AZN10,250.00
|
$7,624.54
KES982,365.18
|
|
pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Baku
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$2.31
KES297.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.46
AZN5.89
|
$2.24
KES288.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$2.69
KES346.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.86
AZN86.47
|
$45.86
KES5,908.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$6.15
KES792.88
|
|
pay 54.4% less for clothing
|
Baku
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.46
AZN101.08
|
$18.56
KES2,391.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.78
AZN89.73
|
$24.95
KES3,213.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.21
AZN207.76
|
$57.17
KES7,365.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
AZN156.60
|
$52.46
KES6,759.24
|
|
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