Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 2.0 times more expensive than Chennai.
- Restaurants
-
pay 92.0% more in Nairobi
- Groceries
-
pay 56.6% more in Nairobi
- Transportation
-
pay 2.2 times more in Nairobi
- Housing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Nairobi
- Childcare
-
pay 3.8 times more in Nairobi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 49.0% more in Nairobi
- Clothing
-
pay 8.2% more in Nairobi
The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Nairobi are more expensive than in Chennai. Notably, childcare, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Nairobi.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Chennai, you would:
pay 92.0% more for restaurants
|
Chennai
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
₹152.04
|
$3.85
KES497.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
₹380.96
|
$6.17
KES796.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹37.14
|
$0.66
KES85.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
₹17.51
|
$0.53
KES68.79
|
|
pay 56.6% more for groceries
|
Chennai
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₹46.18
|
$0.56
KES72.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₹322.00
|
$5.59
KES722.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.45
₹209.29
|
$3.35
KES433.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹79.37
|
$1.70
KES219.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
₹138.09
|
$2.71
KES350.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
₹108.44
|
$1.26
KES163.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
₹34.88
|
$0.50
KES64.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₹53.56
|
$0.87
KES112.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
₹22.01
|
$0.46
KES59.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.57
|
$0.48
KES62.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.45
|
$0.56
KES71.87
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Chennai
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
₹395.72
|
$6.17
KES797.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,013.62
|
$30.83
KES3,982.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,776.60
₹1,520,423.53
|
$19,266.80
KES2,489,270.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.56
₹304.08
|
$13.87
KES1,792.27
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Chennai
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.05
₹859.65
|
$39.39
KES5,089.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$195.87
₹16,752.96
|
$428.53
KES55,365.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.42
₹9,957.28
|
$166.44
KES21,503.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
₹2,711.84
|
$22.39
KES2,893.11
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Chennai
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.21
₹7,202.52
|
$166.67
KES21,534.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,425.36
₹121,910.32
|
$8,008.06
KES1,034,640.93
|
|
pay 49.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chennai
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
₹172.31
|
$2.31
KES298.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₹156.89
|
$2.24
KES289.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
₹359.83
|
$3.08
KES398.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.49
₹1,666.91
|
$44.12
KES5,699.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
₹253.40
|
$6.17
KES796.57
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
|
Chennai
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.09
₹2,231.63
|
$16.84
KES2,176.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.99
₹2,137.04
|
$22.95
KES2,965.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.54
₹4,066.16
|
$61.84
KES7,989.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.84
₹3,065.42
|
$52.50
KES6,783.22
|
|
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