Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 57.0% cheaper than Edinburgh.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.2% less in Nairobi
- Groceries
-
pay 37.0% less in Nairobi
- Transportation
-
pay 41.8% less in Nairobi
- Housing
-
pay 63.5% less in Nairobi
- Childcare
-
pay 77.4% less in Nairobi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 55.4% less in Nairobi
- Clothing
-
pay 60.0% less in Nairobi
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Nairobi.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Edinburgh, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
|
Edinburgh
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
£14.86
|
$3.85
KES497.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.88
£7.34
|
$6.17
KES796.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
£1.73
|
$0.66
KES85.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
£1.21
|
$0.53
KES68.79
|
|
pay 37.0% less for groceries
|
Edinburgh
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
£1.32
|
$0.56
KES72.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.62
£4.18
|
$5.59
KES722.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
£4.60
|
$3.35
KES433.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.85
£2.86
|
$1.70
KES219.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
£3.15
|
$2.71
KES350.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
£0.99
|
$1.26
KES163.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.46
|
$0.50
KES64.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
£1.22
|
$0.87
KES112.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.30
£1.71
|
$0.46
KES59.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.57
|
$0.48
KES62.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
£0.46
|
$0.56
KES71.87
|
|
pay 41.8% less for transportation
|
Edinburgh
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
£5.31
|
$6.17
KES797.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$85.24
£63.33
|
$30.83
KES3,982.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£27,140.15
|
$19,266.80
KES2,489,270.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.07
£17.89
|
$13.87
KES1,792.27
|
|
pay 63.5% less for housing
|
Edinburgh
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.21
£30.62
|
$39.39
KES5,089.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,580.43
£1,174.15
|
$428.53
KES55,365.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,145.39
£850.95
|
$166.44
KES21,503.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$257.29
£191.15
|
$22.39
KES2,893.11
|
|
pay 77.4% less for childcare
|
Edinburgh
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,744.29
£1,295.89
|
$166.67
KES21,534.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,472.75
£16,695.73
|
$8,008.06
KES1,034,640.93
|
|
pay 55.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Edinburgh
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
£4.80
|
$2.31
KES298.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
£3.38
|
$2.24
KES289.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.24
£14.30
|
$3.08
KES398.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.60
£39.82
|
$44.12
KES5,699.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.50
£11.51
|
$6.17
KES796.57
|
|
pay 60.0% less for clothing
|
Edinburgh
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$113.76
£84.52
|
$16.84
KES2,176.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.23
£38.06
|
$22.95
KES2,965.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.19
£80.38
|
$61.84
KES7,989.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.11
£90.72
|
$52.50
KES6,783.22
|
|
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