Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 11.0% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Baku, you would:
pay 8.6% less for restaurants
|
Baku
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
$3.85
KES498.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
$0.66
KES85.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
$0.53
KES68.82
|
|
pay 40.9% more for groceries
|
Baku
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
$0.56
KES72.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
$5.59
KES722.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
$3.35
KES433.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
$1.70
KES220.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
$2.71
KES350.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
$1.26
KES163.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
$0.50
KES64.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.87
KES112.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
$0.46
KES59.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
$0.48
KES62.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.56
KES71.90
|
|
pay 83.3% more for transportation
|
Baku
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
$6.17
KES798.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$30.83
KES3,984.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$19,266.80
KES2,490,233.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
$13.87
KES1,792.97
|
|
pay 16.9% more for housing
|
Baku
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
$39.39
KES5,091.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
$428.53
KES55,387.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
$166.44
KES21,511.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
$22.39
KES2,894.23
|
|
pay 0.4% more for childcare
|
Baku
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
$166.67
KES21,542.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
$8,008.06
KES1,035,041.33
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baku
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$2.31
KES298.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
$2.24
KES289.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$3.08
KES398.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
$44.12
KES5,702.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
|
pay 56.1% less for clothing
|
Baku
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
$16.84
KES2,176.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
$22.95
KES2,966.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
$61.84
KES7,992.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
$52.50
KES6,785.85
|
|
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