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Nairobi vs. Bangalore Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 55.8% more expensive than Bangalore.

Restaurants: pay 81.9% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 49.5% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 59.2% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 80.8% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.2% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 5.7% less in Nairobi

The cost of transportation, restaurants, childcare, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Nairobi are more expensive than in Bangalore. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Bangalore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Bangalore, you would:

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pay 81.9% more for restaurants

	Bangalore	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.56 ₹304.95	$3.85 KES498.16	+8.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.79 ₹325.28	$6.17 KES797.06	+62.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ₹39.59	$0.66 KES85.67	+43.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 ₹14.59	$0.53 KES68.84	+213.1%
Average			+81.9%

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pay 49.5% more for groceries

	Bangalore	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.58 ₹49.97	$0.56 KES72.15	-4.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 ₹324.71	$5.59 KES722.65	+47.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.38 ₹204.05	$3.35 KES433.29	+40.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.11 ₹94.95	$1.70 KES220.13	+53.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.83 ₹156.96	$2.71 KES350.29	+48.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 ₹109.37	$1.26 KES163.37	-0.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 ₹33.77	$0.50 KES64.59	+26.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 ₹51.13	$0.87 KES112.96	+46.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 ₹22.86	$0.46 KES59.09	+71.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 ₹21.20	$0.48 KES62.38	+95.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 ₹21.77	$0.56 KES71.92	+119.2%
Average			+49.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Bangalore	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.61 ₹395.16	$6.17 KES798.23	+34.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.41 ₹1,321.47	$30.83 KES3,985.30	+100.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,221.28 ₹1,219,816.64	$19,266.80 KES2,490,811.99	+35.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.03 ₹345.61	$13.87 KES1,793.38	+244.3%
Average			+103.5%

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pay 59.2% more for housing

	Bangalore	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.44 ₹981.51	$39.39 KES5,092.69	+244.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$317.94 ₹27,271.17	$428.53 KES55,400.11	+34.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$183.40 ₹15,730.97	$166.44 KES21,516.78	-9.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.38 ₹2,863.24	$22.39 KES2,894.90	-32.9%
Average			+59.2%

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pay 80.8% more for childcare

	Bangalore	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.79 ₹10,360.91	$166.67 KES21,547.71	+38.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,580.34 ₹307,100.13	$8,008.06 KES1,035,281.58	+123.7%
Average			+80.8%

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pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangalore	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 ₹203.30	$2.31 KES298.90	-2.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 ₹186.33	$2.24 KES289.70	+3.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 ₹365.94	$3.08 KES398.53	-27.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.74 ₹1,864.86	$44.12 KES5,703.45	+102.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.74 ₹406.61	$6.17 KES797.06	+30.1%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 5.7% less for clothing

	Bangalore	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.90 ₹2,822.31	$16.84 KES2,177.44	-48.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.32 ₹2,600.58	$22.95 KES2,966.83	-24.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.75 ₹4,610.39	$61.84 KES7,994.32	+15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.87 ₹3,334.17	$52.50 KES6,787.42	+35.1%
Average			-5.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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