Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 33.7% more expensive than Bishkek.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Bishkek, you would:
pay 8.4% more for restaurants
|
Bishkek
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS500.00
|
$3.85
KES497.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS490.00
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.29
|
$0.66
KES85.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.56
|
$0.53
KES68.69
|
|
pay 32.0% more for groceries
|
Bishkek
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.18
|
$0.56
KES72.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS443.00
|
$5.59
KES721.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS279.78
|
$3.35
KES432.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS151.47
|
$1.70
KES219.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS208.15
|
$2.71
KES349.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS40.63
|
$1.26
KES163.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS73.32
|
$0.50
KES64.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS81.34
|
$0.87
KES112.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS77.79
|
$0.46
KES58.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.60
|
$0.48
KES62.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.70
|
$0.56
KES71.76
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Bishkek
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS250.38
|
$6.17
KES796.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS650.00
|
$30.83
KES3,976.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,400,000.00
|
$19,266.80
KES2,485,417.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS360.00
|
$13.87
KES1,789.50
|
|
pay 40.2% more for housing
|
Bishkek
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,038.42
|
$39.39
KES5,081.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS40,917.92
|
$428.53
KES55,280.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,434.35
|
$166.44
KES21,470.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS1,998.93
|
$22.39
KES2,888.63
|
|
pay 1.1% more for childcare
|
Bishkek
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS19,838.89
|
$166.67
KES21,501.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS531,725.00
|
$8,008.06
KES1,033,039.32
|
|
pay 50.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bishkek
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.00
|
$2.31
KES298.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS177.22
|
$2.24
KES289.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS134.50
|
$3.08
KES397.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,707.07
|
$44.12
KES5,691.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS375.00
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
|
pay 46.4% less for clothing
|
Bishkek
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,500.00
|
$16.84
KES2,172.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,350.00
|
$22.95
KES2,960.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS8,954.55
|
$61.84
KES7,977.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,333.33
|
$52.50
KES6,772.72
|
|
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