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
€16.63
|
$3.85
KES498.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.43
|
$6.17
KES797.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.47
|
$0.66
KES85.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.85
|
$0.53
KES68.84
|
|
pay 33.7% less for groceries
|
Barcelona
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
€1.75
|
$0.56
KES72.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.89
€7.65
|
$5.59
KES722.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
€4.16
|
$3.35
KES433.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€3.16
|
$1.70
KES220.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.15
€4.03
|
$2.71
KES350.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.02
|
$1.26
KES163.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$0.50
KES64.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.97
|
$0.87
KES112.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.10
|
$0.46
KES59.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.81
|
$0.48
KES62.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.78
|
$0.56
KES71.92
|
|
pay 13.4% less for transportation
|
Barcelona
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.73
€6.52
|
$6.17
KES798.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€22.87
|
$30.83
KES3,985.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,473.26
€33,431.86
|
$19,266.80
KES2,490,811.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€19.75
|
$13.87
KES1,793.38
|
|
pay 57.5% less for housing
|
Barcelona
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.02
€35.90
|
$39.39
KES5,092.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,371.48
€1,330.05
|
$428.53
KES55,400.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,029.44
€998.34
|
$166.44
KES21,516.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.15
€133.01
|
$22.39
KES2,894.90
|
|
pay 54.2% less for childcare
|
Barcelona
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$635.96
€616.75
|
$166.67
KES21,547.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,241.07
€11,871.28
|
$8,008.06
KES1,035,281.58
|
|
pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Barcelona
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.64
|
$2.31
KES298.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
€2.36
|
$2.24
KES289.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.72
|
$3.08
KES398.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.24
€47.76
|
$44.12
KES5,703.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.45
€10.13
|
$6.17
KES797.06
|
|
pay 51.4% less for clothing
|
Barcelona
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.23
€79.75
|
$16.84
KES2,177.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.25
€35.16
|
$22.95
KES2,966.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.65
€94.70
|
$61.84
KES7,994.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.84
€107.49
|
$52.50
KES6,787.42
|
|
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