Cost of living comparison

Caracas, Venezuela

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 0.7% cheaper than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 61.1% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 34.7% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 36.9% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 35.8% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 69.3% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 50.3% less in Nairobi

The cost of childcare, transportation, and housing in Nairobi are more expensive than in Caracas. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.1% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 VEF149.62	$3.85 KES499.01	-74.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 VEF119.69	$6.17 KES798.42	-48.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 VEF17.78	$0.66 KES85.82	-62.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 VEF12.84	$0.53 KES68.95	-58.6%
Average			-61.1%

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pay 34.7% less for groceries

	Caracas	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.17 VEF21.64	$0.56 KES72.27	-74.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 VEF48.61	$5.59 KES723.88	+14.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.73 VEF77.06	$3.35 KES434.03	-56.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 VEF30.26	$1.70 KES220.50	-43.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 VEF32.36	$2.71 KES350.89	-16.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.55 VEF25.43	$1.26 KES163.65	-50.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 VEF6.56	$0.50 KES64.70	-24.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.97	$0.87 KES113.15	-2.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 VEF7.51	$0.46 KES59.19	-39.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 VEF10.04	$0.48 KES62.48	-52.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 VEF8.69	$0.56 KES72.04	-36.2%
Average			-34.7%

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pay 36.9% more for transportation

	Caracas	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$6.17 KES799.59	+226.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$30.83 KES3,992.08	+2.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	$19,266.80 KES2,495,050.69	-39.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.80 VEF237.39	$13.87 KES1,796.44	-41.7%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 35.8% more for housing

	Caracas	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.22 VEF371.27	$39.39 KES5,101.35	+5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	$428.53 KES55,494.39	+8.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	$166.44 KES21,553.40	-54.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$7.90 VEF78.82	$22.39 KES2,899.83	+183.4%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 69.3% more for childcare

	Caracas	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$98.67 VEF984.15	$166.67 KES21,584.38	+68.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	$8,008.06 KES1,037,043.35	+69.7%
Average			+69.3%

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pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$2.31 KES299.41	+54.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 VEF27.12	$2.24 KES290.20	-17.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 VEF32.42	$3.08 KES399.21	-5.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.88 VEF716.92	$44.12 KES5,713.16	-38.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$6.17 KES798.42	+2.8%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 50.3% less for clothing

	Caracas	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 VEF598.47	$16.84 KES2,181.15	-71.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 VEF432.23	$22.95 KES2,971.88	-47.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	$61.84 KES8,007.92	-45.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.33 VEF831.21	$52.50 KES6,798.97	-37.0%
Average			-50.3%

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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: July 2025

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