Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 7.8% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 21.4% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.85
KES498.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.66
KES85.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.53
KES68.82
|
|
pay 33.8% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Nairobi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.56
KES72.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.59
KES722.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.35
KES433.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.70
KES220.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.71
KES350.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.26
KES163.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.50
KES64.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.87
KES112.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.46
KES59.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.48
KES62.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.56
KES71.90
|
|
pay 39.1% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.17
KES798.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.83
KES3,984.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$19,266.80
KES2,490,233.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$13.87
KES1,792.97
|
|
pay 73.0% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$39.39
KES5,091.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$428.53
KES55,387.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$166.44
KES21,511.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$22.39
KES2,894.23
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$166.67
KES21,542.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,008.06
KES1,035,041.33
|
pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.31
KES298.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.24
KES289.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.08
KES398.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$44.12
KES5,702.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.17
KES796.87
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$16.84
KES2,176.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$22.95
KES2,966.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$61.84
KES7,992.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$52.50
KES6,785.85
|
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