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Nairobi vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 51.8% cheaper than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.7% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 54.8% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 36.5% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 44.0% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 73.3% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.9% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 54.1% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 38.7% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.72 HK$60.02	$3.85 KES498.16	-50.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 HK$49.27	$6.17 KES797.06	-2.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 HK$10.47	$0.66 KES85.67	-50.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 HK$8.49	$0.53 KES68.84	-51.2%
Average			-38.7%

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pay 54.8% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 HK$18.68	$0.56 KES72.15	-76.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.58 HK$105.63	$5.59 KES722.65	-58.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.17 HK$94.66	$3.35 KES433.29	-72.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 HK$27.95	$1.70 KES220.13	-52.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 HK$33.45	$2.71 KES350.29	-37.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.58	$1.26 KES163.37	-21.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 HK$9.23	$0.50 KES64.59	-57.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.61 HK$12.51	$0.87 KES112.96	-45.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 HK$11.74	$0.46 KES59.09	-69.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 HK$9.05	$0.48 KES62.38	-58.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.14 HK$8.89	$0.56 KES71.92	-51.3%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 36.5% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.42 HK$88.85	$6.17 KES798.23	-45.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.30 HK$500.18	$30.83 KES3,985.30	-52.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,067.68 HK$264,995.42	$19,266.80 KES2,490,811.99	-43.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$112.99	$13.87 KES1,793.38	-4.5%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 44.0% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.69 HK$168.75	$39.39 KES5,092.69	+81.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,183.24 HK$16,982.31	$428.53 KES55,400.11	-80.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,543.27 HK$12,004.32	$166.44 KES21,516.78	-89.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.23 HK$1,456.41	$22.39 KES2,894.90	-88.0%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 73.3% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,002.59 HK$7,798.64	$166.67 KES21,547.71	-83.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,790.97 HK$169,501.04	$8,008.06 KES1,035,281.58	-63.3%
Average			-73.3%

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pay 60.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.72 HK$60.02	$2.31 KES298.90	-70.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.30 HK$41.25	$2.24 KES289.70	-57.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.12 HK$102.04	$3.08 KES398.53	-76.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$85.27 HK$663.30	$44.12 KES5,703.45	-48.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.86 HK$100.04	$6.17 KES797.06	-52.1%
Average			-60.9%

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pay 54.1% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.66 HK$565.17	$16.84 KES2,177.44	-76.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.59 HK$315.71	$22.95 KES2,966.83	-43.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.45 HK$719.16	$61.84 KES7,994.32	-33.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 HK$1,106.40	$52.50 KES6,787.42	-63.1%
Average			-54.1%

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