Cost of living comparison

Incheon, South Korea

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Incheon Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 26.0% cheaper than Incheon.

Restaurants: pay 28.2% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 53.1% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 27.5% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 17.2% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 54.4% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.8% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 38.9% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Incheon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.2% less for restaurants

	Incheon	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.45 ₩8,783	$3.85 KES497.70	-40.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.91 ₩8,051	$6.17 KES796.32	+4.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 ₩1,805	$0.66 KES85.59	-50.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ₩995	$0.53 KES68.77	-27.1%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 53.1% less for groceries

	Incheon	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$3.10 ₩4,229	$0.56 KES72.08	-82.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 ₩8,890	$5.59 KES721.98	-14.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.86 ₩10,713	$3.35 KES432.89	-57.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.06 ₩4,167	$1.70 KES219.92	-44.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 ₩4,869	$2.71 KES349.97	-24.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ₩4,493	$1.26 KES163.22	-61.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.41 ₩1,918	$0.50 KES64.53	-64.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.49 ₩3,394	$0.87 KES112.85	-64.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.68 ₩3,658	$0.46 KES59.04	-83.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 ₩1,844	$0.48 KES62.32	-64.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 ₩996	$0.56 KES71.85	-23.9%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 27.5% more for transportation

	Incheon	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 ₩6,005	$6.17 KES797.49	+40.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.03 ₩34,111	$30.83 KES3,981.60	+23.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,023.07 ₩36,819,978	$19,266.80 KES2,488,499.97	-28.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.91 ₩10,773	$13.87 KES1,791.72	+75.4%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 17.2% less for housing

	Incheon	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.27 ₩30,349	$39.39 KES5,087.96	+76.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.41 ₩666,834	$428.53 KES55,348.69	-12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$334.23 ₩455,399	$166.44 KES21,496.81	-50.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.35 ₩181,698	$22.39 KES2,892.21	-83.2%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 54.4% less for childcare

	Incheon	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$276.93 ₩377,331	$166.67 KES21,527.71	-39.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,783.32 ₩35,130,773	$8,008.06 KES1,034,320.61	-68.9%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Incheon	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 ₩3,903	$2.31 KES298.62	-19.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 ₩4,717	$2.24 KES289.43	-35.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.22 ₩4,391	$3.08 KES398.16	-4.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.21 ₩53,428	$44.12 KES5,698.16	+12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.74 ₩14,638	$6.17 KES796.32	-42.6%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 38.9% less for clothing

	Incheon	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.49 ₩79,695	$16.84 KES2,175.42	-71.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.24 ₩50,744	$22.95 KES2,964.08	-38.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.88 ₩82,948	$61.84 KES7,986.90	+1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.27 ₩136,620	$52.50 KES6,781.12	-47.6%
Average			-38.9%

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