Cost of living comparison

Biratnagar, Nepal

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Biratnagar Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 2.4 times more expensive than Biratnagar.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 68.9% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 46.5% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 5.0 times more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.2% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 29.6% more in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Biratnagar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Biratnagar	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.73 NPR236.61	$3.85 KES498.05	+122.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.47 NPR1,157.90	$6.17 KES796.87	-27.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 NPR50.34	$0.66 KES85.65	+80.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 NPR20.14	$0.53 KES68.82	+261.5%
Average			+109.2%

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pay 68.9% more for groceries

	Biratnagar	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.42 NPR57.06	$0.56 KES72.13	+33.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.58 NPR352.40	$5.59 KES722.48	+116.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.51 NPR343.03	$3.35 KES433.19	+33.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.38 NPR189.29	$1.70 KES220.07	+23.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.36 NPR185.73	$2.71 KES350.21	+99.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 NPR137.01	$1.26 KES163.33	+26.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 NPR54.81	$0.50 KES64.58	+24.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 NPR91.34	$0.87 KES112.93	+30.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 NPR35.01	$0.46 KES59.08	+78.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 NPR26.64	$0.48 KES62.36	+147.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 NPR31.21	$0.56 KES71.90	+143.7%
Average			+68.9%

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pay 46.5% more for transportation

	Biratnagar	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.93 NPR674.62	$6.17 KES798.05	+25.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.26 NPR1,812.37	$30.83 KES3,984.37	+132.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,565.51 NPR3,221,987.30	$19,266.80 KES2,490,233.99	-18.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$13.87 KES1,792.97
Average			+46.5%

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pay 5.0 times more for housing

	Biratnagar	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.31 NPR1,409.62	$39.39 KES5,091.51	+282.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$51.55 NPR7,048.10	$428.53 KES55,387.25	+731.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$58.91 NPR8,054.97	$166.44 KES21,511.79	+182.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$22.39 KES2,894.23
Average			+398.6%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Biratnagar	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$53.39 NPR7,299.81	$166.67 KES21,542.71	+212.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,951.52 NPR266,820.82	$8,008.06 KES1,035,041.33	+310.4%
Average			+261.3%

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pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Biratnagar	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.66 NPR226.55	$2.31 KES298.83	+39.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 NPR204.73	$2.24 KES289.63	+49.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 NPR402.75	$3.08 KES398.44	+4.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.30 NPR4,279.20	$44.12 KES5,702.13	+41.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 NPR478.26	$6.17 KES796.87	+76.3%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 29.6% more for clothing

	Biratnagar	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.83 NPR3,121.30	$16.84 KES2,176.94	-26.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.82 NPR5,034.36	$22.95 KES2,966.15	-37.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$27.62 NPR3,775.77	$61.84 KES7,992.47	+123.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.14 NPR4,530.92	$52.50 KES6,785.85	+58.4%
Average			+29.6%

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