Cost of living comparison

Cambridge, United Kingdom

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Cambridge Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 57.4% cheaper than Cambridge.

Restaurants: pay 68.2% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 45.5% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 42.5% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 61.8% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 71.0% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.3% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 56.2% less in Nairobi

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Cambridge Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.2% less for restaurants

	Cambridge	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.37 £14.28	$3.85 KES499.01	-80.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.33 £7.62	$6.17 KES798.42	-40.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.91 £2.14	$0.66 KES85.82	-77.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 £1.58	$0.53 KES68.95	-75.2%
Average			-68.2%

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pay 45.5% less for groceries

	Cambridge	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.13 £1.57	$0.56 KES72.27	-73.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.09 £4.49	$5.59 KES723.88	-8.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.33 £5.40	$3.35 KES434.03	-54.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.53 £3.34	$1.70 KES220.50	-62.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.78 £3.53	$2.71 KES350.89	-43.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 £1.05	$1.26 KES163.65	-11.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 £0.67	$0.50 KES64.70	-44.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 £1.15	$0.87 KES113.15	-44.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.61 £1.19	$0.46 KES59.19	-71.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 £0.71	$0.48 KES62.48	-49.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 £0.66	$0.56 KES72.04	-37.4%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 42.5% less for transportation

	Cambridge	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.21 £5.31	$6.17 KES799.59	-14.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$76.20 £56.17	$30.83 KES3,992.08	-59.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,531.14 £26,930.43	$19,266.80 KES2,495,050.69	-47.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.12 £19.99	$13.87 KES1,796.44	-48.9%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 61.8% less for housing

	Cambridge	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.51 £26.91	$39.39 KES5,101.35	+7.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,765.10 £1,301.22	$428.53 KES55,494.39	-75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,425.36 £1,050.76	$166.44 KES21,553.40	-88.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$247.58 £182.52	$22.39 KES2,899.83	-91.0%
Average			-61.8%

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pay 71.0% less for childcare

	Cambridge	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,131.68 £1,571.46	$166.67 KES21,584.38	-92.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,928.96 £11,742.69	$8,008.06 KES1,037,043.35	-49.7%
Average			-71.0%

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pay 56.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Cambridge	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.10 £5.24	$2.31 KES299.41	-67.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.70 £3.46	$2.24 KES290.20	-52.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$18.08 £13.33	$3.08 KES399.21	-83.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.29 £40.02	$44.12 KES5,713.16	-18.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.50 £11.43	$6.17 KES798.42	-60.2%
Average			-56.3%

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pay 56.2% less for clothing

	Cambridge	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.17 £74.58	$16.84 KES2,181.15	-83.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.82 £36.72	$22.95 KES2,971.88	-53.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.33 £67.33	$61.84 KES8,007.92	-32.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.05 £86.28	$52.50 KES6,798.97	-55.1%
Average			-56.2%

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