Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 15.0% cheaper than Johannesburg.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.6% less in Nairobi
- Groceries
-
pay 5.2% less in Nairobi
- Transportation
-
pay 4.2% less in Nairobi
- Housing
-
pay 35.2% less in Nairobi
- Childcare
-
pay 5.9% more in Nairobi
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 4.7% more in Nairobi
- Clothing
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pay 44.5% less in Nairobi
The cost of childcare and entertainment and sports in Nairobi are more expensive than in Johannesburg. Expenses including clothing, housing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Nairobi.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Johannesburg, you would:
pay 26.6% less for restaurants
Johannesburg
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.36
ZAR202.01
|
$3.85
KES499.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ZAR86.86
|
$6.17
KES798.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
ZAR18.47
|
$0.66
KES85.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
ZAR13.62
|
$0.53
KES68.95
|
|
pay 5.2% less for groceries
Johannesburg
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.03
|
$0.56
KES72.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
ZAR75.15
|
$5.59
KES723.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
ZAR75.87
|
$3.35
KES434.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
ZAR43.14
|
$1.70
KES220.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
ZAR37.48
|
$2.71
KES350.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.34
|
$1.26
KES163.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.02
|
$0.50
KES64.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.17
|
$0.87
KES113.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.26
|
$0.46
KES59.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.34
|
$0.48
KES62.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.53
|
$0.56
KES72.04
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
Johannesburg
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
ZAR88.94
|
$6.17
KES799.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$78.77
ZAR1,400.82
|
$30.83
KES3,992.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,663.17
ZAR403,010.14
|
$19,266.80
KES2,495,050.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
ZAR181.81
|
$13.87
KES1,796.44
|
|
pay 35.2% less for housing
Johannesburg
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.17
ZAR821.04
|
$39.39
KES5,101.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.94
ZAR7,520.99
|
$428.53
KES55,494.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.97
ZAR6,525.65
|
$166.44
KES21,553.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.06
ZAR1,459.20
|
$22.39
KES2,899.83
|
|
pay 5.9% more for childcare
Johannesburg
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.11
ZAR4,145.25
|
$166.67
KES21,584.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,705.81
ZAR101,464.16
|
$8,008.06
KES1,037,043.35
|
|
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
Johannesburg
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
ZAR40.40
|
$2.31
KES299.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR35.53
|
$2.24
KES290.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.12
ZAR55.55
|
$3.08
KES399.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.20
ZAR608.14
|
$44.12
KES5,713.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
ZAR133.83
|
$6.17
KES798.42
|
|
pay 44.5% less for clothing
Johannesburg
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.89
ZAR887.15
|
$16.84
KES2,181.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.01
ZAR675.84
|
$22.95
KES2,971.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.71
ZAR1,630.81
|
$61.84
KES8,007.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.75
ZAR1,542.62
|
$52.50
KES6,798.97
|
|
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