Cost of living comparison

Hamilton, New Zealand

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Hamilton Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 48.0% cheaper than Hamilton.

Restaurants: pay 62.6% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 33.1% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 23.1% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 56.2% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 67.7% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.5% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 51.5% less in Nairobi

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Hamilton Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.6% less for restaurants

	Hamilton	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.14 NZ$21.83	$3.85 KES499.01	-70.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.36 NZ$13.89	$6.17 KES798.42	-26.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.37 NZ$3.94	$0.66 KES85.82	-72.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.85 NZ$4.73	$0.53 KES68.95	-81.3%
Average			-62.6%

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pay 33.1% less for groceries

	Hamilton	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.61 NZ$2.67	$0.56 KES72.27	-65.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.68 NZ$4.46	$5.59 KES723.88	+108.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 NZ$10.94	$3.35 KES434.03	-49.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.29 NZ$8.80	$1.70 KES220.50	-67.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.66 NZ$6.08	$2.71 KES350.89	-25.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.25 NZ$2.08	$1.26 KES163.65	+0.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.31 NZ$2.17	$0.50 KES64.70	-61.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 NZ$2.25	$0.87 KES113.15	-35.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.98 NZ$4.95	$0.46 KES59.19	-84.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.49	$0.48 KES62.48	-46.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 NZ$1.47	$0.56 KES72.04	-37.0%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 23.1% less for transportation

	Hamilton	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.21 NZ$10.32	$6.17 KES799.59	-0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.74 NZ$77.66	$30.83 KES3,992.08	-34.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,285.40 NZ$38,692.02	$19,266.80 KES2,495,050.69	-17.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.29 NZ$38.70	$13.87 KES1,796.44	-40.4%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 56.2% less for housing

	Hamilton	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.87 NZ$82.86	$39.39 KES5,101.35	-21.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$962.41 NZ$1,599.18	$428.53 KES55,494.39	-55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$857.20 NZ$1,424.36	$166.44 KES21,553.40	-80.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.78 NZ$115.95	$22.39 KES2,899.83	-67.9%
Average			-56.2%

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pay 67.7% less for childcare

	Hamilton	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$836.10 NZ$1,389.30	$166.67 KES21,584.38	-80.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,916.44 NZ$29,770.72	$8,008.06 KES1,037,043.35	-55.3%
Average			-67.7%

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pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Hamilton	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.97 NZ$9.92	$2.31 KES299.41	-61.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 NZ$5.71	$2.24 KES290.20	-34.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.89 NZ$39.69	$3.08 KES399.21	-87.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.96 NZ$56.42	$44.12 KES5,713.16	+29.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.44 NZ$22.33	$6.17 KES798.42	-54.1%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 51.5% less for clothing

	Hamilton	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.69 NZ$109.16	$16.84 KES2,181.15	-74.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.13 NZ$76.66	$22.95 KES2,971.88	-50.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 NZ$152.82	$61.84 KES8,007.92	-32.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.53 NZ$168.70	$52.50 KES6,798.97	-48.3%
Average			-51.5%

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