Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 55.8% more expensive than Bangalore.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Bangalore, you would:
pay 81.9% more for restaurants
|
Bangalore
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.56
₹300.05
|
$3.85
KES497.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
₹320.06
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₹38.96
|
$0.66
KES85.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.35
|
$0.53
KES68.69
|
|
pay 49.5% more for groceries
|
Bangalore
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₹49.17
|
$0.56
KES72.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
₹319.49
|
$5.59
KES721.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
₹200.77
|
$3.35
KES432.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
₹93.42
|
$1.70
KES219.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
₹154.44
|
$2.71
KES349.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
₹107.62
|
$1.26
KES163.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
₹33.22
|
$0.50
KES64.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₹50.31
|
$0.87
KES112.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₹22.49
|
$0.46
KES58.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.86
|
$0.48
KES62.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹21.42
|
$0.56
KES71.76
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Bangalore
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
₹388.81
|
$6.17
KES796.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.41
₹1,300.23
|
$30.83
KES3,976.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,200,211.19
|
$19,266.80
KES2,485,417.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.03
₹340.06
|
$13.87
KES1,789.50
|
|
pay 59.2% more for housing
|
Bangalore
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.44
₹965.74
|
$39.39
KES5,081.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.94
₹26,832.85
|
$428.53
KES55,280.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$183.40
₹15,478.13
|
$166.44
KES21,470.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.38
₹2,817.22
|
$22.39
KES2,888.63
|
|
pay 80.8% more for childcare
|
Bangalore
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.79
₹10,194.39
|
$166.67
KES21,501.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,580.34
₹302,164.28
|
$8,008.06
KES1,033,039.32
|
|
pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangalore
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
₹200.04
|
$2.31
KES298.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
₹183.34
|
$2.24
KES289.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.27
₹360.06
|
$3.08
KES397.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
₹1,834.88
|
$44.12
KES5,691.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
₹400.07
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
|
pay 5.7% less for clothing
|
Bangalore
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.90
₹2,776.94
|
$16.84
KES2,172.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.32
₹2,558.78
|
$22.95
KES2,960.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.75
₹4,536.29
|
$61.84
KES7,977.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.87
₹3,280.58
|
$52.50
KES6,772.72
|
|
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