Cost of living comparison

Buenos Aires, Argentina

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 0.7% cheaper than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 49.5% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 11.2% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 82.0% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 14.7% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 28.0% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.5% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 63.1% less in Nairobi

The cost of transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Nairobi are more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, housing, and groceries are lower in Nairobi. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 49.5% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 ARS11,702.44	$3.85 KES498.82	-65.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 ARS9,032.16	$6.17 KES798.11	-27.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ARS1,563.15	$0.66 KES85.79	-54.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ARS1,153.77	$0.53 KES68.93	-50.9%
Average			-49.5%

Buenos Aires vs. Nairobi - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 11.2% less for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 ARS2,292.69	$0.56 KES72.25	-74.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.19 ARS5,524.62	$5.59 KES723.60	+7.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 ARS5,362.43	$3.35 KES433.86	-33.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 ARS2,454.07	$1.70 KES220.41	-26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.80 ARS2,981.74	$2.71 KES350.75	-3.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS983.37	$1.26 KES163.59	+36.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 ARS930.55	$0.50 KES64.68	-42.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ARS644.53	$0.87 KES113.11	+44.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 ARS1,063.44	$0.46 KES59.17	-54.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS454.29	$0.48 KES62.46	+13.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ARS537.63	$0.56 KES72.01	+10.1%
Average			-11.2%

Buenos Aires vs. Nairobi - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 82.0% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 ARS3,728.60	$6.17 KES799.28	+76.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.00 ARS11,702.44	$30.83 KES3,990.54	+180.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,250.00 ARS24,734,700.50	$19,266.80 KES2,494,087.35	-17.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 ARS7,819.36	$13.87 KES1,795.74	+88.7%
Average			+82.0%

Buenos Aires vs. Nairobi - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 14.7% less for housing

	Buenos Aires	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.79 ARS25,313.84	$39.39 KES5,099.38	+65.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.68 ARS546,479.83	$428.53 KES55,472.96	-16.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.39 ARS380,214.74	$166.44 KES21,545.08	-53.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.23 ARS52,377.50	$22.39 KES2,898.71	-54.5%
Average			-14.7%

Buenos Aires vs. Nairobi - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 28.0% more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.50 ARS230,325.28	$166.67 KES21,576.04	-23.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,476.88 ARS4,762,761.86	$8,008.06 KES1,036,642.95	+78.9%
Average			+28.0%

Buenos Aires vs. Nairobi - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 23.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 ARS1,914.70	$2.31 KES299.29	+28.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 ARS3,174.69	$2.24 KES290.08	-24.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.40 ARS2,553.26	$3.08 KES399.05	+28.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.22 ARS28,957.05	$44.12 KES5,710.95	+62.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 ARS5,319.29	$6.17 KES798.11	+23.3%
Average			+23.5%

Buenos Aires vs. Nairobi - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 63.1% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.58 ARS95,295.09	$16.84 KES2,180.31	-81.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.73 ARS79,501.19	$22.95 KES2,970.74	-69.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.08 ARS121,361.66	$61.84 KES8,004.83	-45.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.22 ARS126,831.03	$52.50 KES6,796.35	-56.0%
Average			-63.1%

Buenos Aires vs. Nairobi - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: March 2025

More cost comparisons

Buenos Aires vs.

London

Buenos Aires vs.

Hanoi

Buenos Aires vs.

Mexico City

Buenos Aires vs.

Cairo

Buenos Aires vs.

Delhi

Buenos Aires vs.

Wellington

Buenos Aires vs.

Vienna

Buenos Aires vs.

Athens

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Argentina vs. Kenya. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Argentina and Kenya.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Buenos Aires

Add prices for Nairobi

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Nairobi or Buenos Aires. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.