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Nairobi vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 2.5 times more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 3.7 times more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.1% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 18.8% less in Nairobi

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Nairobi are more expensive than in Egypt. Notably, childcare, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Egypt	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.96 EGP201.00	$3.85 KES498.16	-2.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.84 EGP245.65	$6.17 KES797.06	+27.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 EGP15.51	$0.66 KES85.67	+117.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.25	$0.53 KES68.84	+332.8%
Average			+118.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Egypt	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP38.44	$0.56 KES72.15	-26.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.76 EGP89.62	$5.59 KES722.65	+216.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.30 EGP167.49	$3.35 KES433.29	+1.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 EGP78.32	$1.70 KES220.13	+10.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.97 EGP100.01	$2.71 KES350.29	+37.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 EGP31.27	$1.26 KES163.37	+105.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.88	$0.50 KES64.59	+133.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP7.46	$0.87 KES112.96	+494.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.06	$0.46 KES59.09	+156.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.50	$0.48 KES62.38	+133.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.48	$0.56 KES71.92	+146.1%
Average			+128.1%

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pay 3.7 times more for transportation

	Egypt	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.98 EGP49.75	$6.17 KES798.23	+530.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.01 EGP609.86	$30.83 KES3,985.30	+156.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,154.15 EGP1,480,447.69	$19,266.80 KES2,490,811.99	-33.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.65 EGP134.78	$13.87 KES1,793.38	+422.7%
Average			+268.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Egypt	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.63 EGP387.25	$39.39 KES5,092.69	+416.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$206.11 EGP10,466.10	$428.53 KES55,400.11	+107.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.12 EGP5,642.67	$166.44 KES21,516.78	+49.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$11.85 EGP601.86	$22.39 KES2,894.90	+88.9%
Average			+165.8%

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Egypt	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.57 EGP3,380.23	$166.67 KES21,547.71	+150.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,472.73 EGP74,785.12	$8,008.06 KES1,035,281.58	+443.8%
Average			+297.1%

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pay 78.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 EGP91.05	$2.31 KES298.90	+28.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.38 EGP69.91	$2.24 KES289.70	+62.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EGP93.95	$3.08 KES398.53	+66.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.86 EGP1,110.30	$44.12 KES5,703.45	+101.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.68 EGP136.01	$6.17 KES797.06	+130.2%
Average			+78.1%

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pay 18.8% less for clothing

	Egypt	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.44 EGP1,190.43	$16.84 KES2,177.44	-28.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.49 EGP2,462.38	$22.95 KES2,966.83	-52.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.17 EGP4,934.44	$61.84 KES7,994.32	-36.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.98 EGP1,878.03	$52.50 KES6,787.42	+42.0%
Average			-18.8%

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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: January 2025

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