Cost of living comparison

Georgia

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 12.3% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.1% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 17.2% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 73.6% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 8.2% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 46.0% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.2% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 51.2% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.1% less for restaurants

	Georgia	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 GEL27.00	$3.85 KES499.63	-60.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.91 GEL21.75	$6.17 KES799.40	-22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 GEL2.29	$0.66 KES85.93	-20.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 GEL1.19	$0.53 KES69.04	+22.9%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 17.2% more for groceries

	Georgia	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 GEL1.66	$0.56 KES72.36	-7.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.99 GEL10.98	$5.59 KES724.78	+40.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 GEL19.53	$3.35 KES434.56	-52.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 GEL6.33	$1.70 KES220.77	-26.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.62 GEL7.21	$2.71 KES351.32	+3.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 GEL1.47	$1.26 KES163.85	+136.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 GEL2.04	$0.50 KES64.78	-32.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 GEL1.96	$0.87 KES113.29	+22.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 GEL1.87	$0.46 KES59.27	-32.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 GEL0.79	$0.48 KES62.56	+67.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 GEL0.90	$0.56 KES72.13	+70.7%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 73.6% more for transportation

	Georgia	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 GEL12.33	$6.17 KES800.58	+37.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.38 GEL36.81	$30.83 KES3,997.01	+130.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,514.71 GEL56,435.96	$19,266.80 KES2,498,133.37	-6.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.97 GEL16.44	$13.87 KES1,798.66	+132.2%
Average			+73.6%

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pay 8.2% more for housing

	Georgia	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.81 GEL43.49	$39.39 KES5,107.66	+149.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$472.27 GEL1,299.21	$428.53 KES55,562.95	-9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$323.81 GEL890.81	$166.44 KES21,580.03	-48.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.01 GEL148.59	$22.39 KES2,903.41	-58.5%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 46.0% more for childcare

	Georgia	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.75 GEL549.53	$166.67 KES21,611.05	-16.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,840.26 GEL10,564.55	$8,008.06 KES1,038,324.64	+108.5%
Average			+46.0%

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pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 GEL4.25	$2.31 KES299.78	+49.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 GEL6.75	$2.24 KES290.55	-8.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.92 GEL8.04	$3.08 KES399.70	+5.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.78 GEL109.43	$44.12 KES5,720.22	+10.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.96 GEL16.38	$6.17 KES799.40	+3.5%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 51.2% less for clothing

	Georgia	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.01 GEL170.60	$16.84 KES2,183.84	-72.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.33 GEL113.71	$22.95 KES2,975.55	-44.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.06 GEL275.25	$61.84 KES8,017.82	-38.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.32 GEL284.23	$52.50 KES6,807.37	-49.2%
Average			-51.2%

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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: April 2025

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