Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 45.1% cheaper than Groningen.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.6% less in Nairobi
- Groceries
-
pay 34.4% less in Nairobi
- Transportation
-
pay 36.0% less in Nairobi
- Housing
-
pay 57.7% less in Nairobi
- Childcare
-
pay 44.8% less in Nairobi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 33.2% less in Nairobi
- Clothing
-
pay 39.3% less in Nairobi
Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Nairobi.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Groningen, you would:
pay 70.6% less for restaurants
Groningen
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.75
|
$3.85
KES499.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€11.00
|
$6.17
KES798.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.86
€2.45
|
$0.66
KES85.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.03
|
$0.53
KES68.95
|
|
pay 34.4% less for groceries
Groningen
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
€1.40
|
$0.56
KES72.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
€5.41
|
$5.59
KES723.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
€3.86
|
$3.35
KES434.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€3.85
|
$1.70
KES220.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.86
€5.87
|
$2.71
KES350.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.73
|
$1.26
KES163.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.91
|
$0.50
KES64.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.69
|
$0.87
KES113.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.35
|
$0.46
KES59.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.77
|
$0.48
KES62.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
$0.56
KES72.04
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
Groningen
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.78
€6.66
|
$6.17
KES799.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.82
€54.60
|
$30.83
KES3,992.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,222.78
€23,289.09
|
$19,266.80
KES2,495,050.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.03
€20.56
|
$13.87
KES1,796.44
|
|
pay 57.7% less for housing
Groningen
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.34
€35.37
|
$39.39
KES5,101.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,085.50
€928.64
|
$428.53
KES55,494.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.74
€715.83
|
$166.44
KES21,553.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.76
€132.40
|
$22.39
KES2,899.83
|
|
pay 44.8% less for childcare
Groningen
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,648.51
€1,410.30
|
$166.67
KES21,584.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,974.99
€6,822.60
|
$8,008.06
KES1,037,043.35
|
|
pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports
Groningen
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.58
|
$2.31
KES299.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€2.94
|
$2.24
KES290.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.91
€8.48
|
$3.08
KES399.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.08
€25.73
|
$44.12
KES5,713.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.00
|
$6.17
KES798.42
|
|
pay 39.3% less for clothing
Groningen
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.58
€56.96
|
$16.84
KES2,181.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.07
€23.16
|
$22.95
KES2,971.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.43
€70.52
|
$61.84
KES8,007.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.94
€77.80
|
$52.50
KES6,798.97
|
|
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