Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 43.9% cheaper than Barcelona.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.8% less in Nairobi
- Groceries
-
pay 33.7% less in Nairobi
- Transportation
-
pay 13.4% less in Nairobi
- Housing
-
pay 57.5% less in Nairobi
- Childcare
-
pay 54.2% less in Nairobi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 29.1% less in Nairobi
- Clothing
-
pay 51.4% less in Nairobi
Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nairobi.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Barcelona, you would:
pay 67.8% less for restaurants
|
Barcelona
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.15
€15.77
|
$3.85
KES498.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.34
|
$0.66
KES85.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.75
|
$0.53
KES68.82
|
|
pay 33.7% less for groceries
|
Barcelona
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
€1.66
|
$0.56
KES72.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.89
€7.25
|
$5.59
KES722.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
€3.94
|
$3.35
KES433.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€2.99
|
$1.70
KES220.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.15
€3.82
|
$2.71
KES350.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$1.26
KES163.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.50
KES64.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.87
KES112.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$0.46
KES59.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.48
KES62.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.56
KES71.90
|
|
pay 13.4% less for transportation
|
Barcelona
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.73
€6.19
|
$6.17
KES798.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€21.68
|
$30.83
KES3,984.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,473.26
€31,698.09
|
$19,266.80
KES2,490,233.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€18.72
|
$13.87
KES1,792.97
|
|
pay 57.5% less for housing
|
Barcelona
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.02
€34.04
|
$39.39
KES5,091.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,371.48
€1,261.07
|
$428.53
KES55,387.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,029.44
€946.57
|
$166.44
KES21,511.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.15
€126.11
|
$22.39
KES2,894.23
|
|
pay 54.2% less for childcare
|
Barcelona
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$635.96
€584.77
|
$166.67
KES21,542.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,241.07
€11,255.64
|
$8,008.06
KES1,035,041.33
|
|
pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Barcelona
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.45
|
$2.31
KES298.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
€2.24
|
$2.24
KES289.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.42
|
$3.08
KES398.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.24
€45.28
|
$44.12
KES5,702.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.45
€9.61
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
|
pay 51.4% less for clothing
|
Barcelona
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.23
€75.61
|
$16.84
KES2,176.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.25
€33.33
|
$22.95
KES2,966.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.65
€89.78
|
$61.84
KES7,992.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.84
€101.92
|
$52.50
KES6,785.85
|
|
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