Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 65.9% more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Kathmandu
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.47
NPR198.86
|
$3.85
KES498.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.36
NPR993.29
|
$6.17
KES798.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NPR61.57
|
$0.66
KES85.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
NPR21.83
|
$0.53
KES68.94
|
|
pay 41.2% more for groceries
|
Kathmandu
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
NPR76.39
|
$0.56
KES72.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
NPR633.92
|
$5.59
KES723.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
NPR428.32
|
$3.35
KES433.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
NPR219.31
|
$1.70
KES220.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR199.57
|
$2.71
KES350.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
NPR146.80
|
$1.26
KES163.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR63.53
|
$0.50
KES64.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
NPR70.51
|
$0.87
KES113.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR44.21
|
$0.46
KES59.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.35
|
$0.48
KES62.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
NPR39.54
|
$0.56
KES72.02
|
|
pay 55.2% more for transportation
|
Kathmandu
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
NPR655.18
|
$6.17
KES799.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.94
NPR1,342.29
|
$30.83
KES3,991.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,138.99
NPR4,474,297.59
|
$19,266.80
KES2,494,449.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.05
NPR1,491.43
|
$13.87
KES1,796.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Kathmandu
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
NPR1,407.30
|
$39.39
KES5,100.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$191.60
NPR25,869.73
|
$428.53
KES55,481.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.03
NPR13,775.04
|
$166.44
KES21,548.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.40
NPR3,564.09
|
$22.39
KES2,899.13
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Kathmandu
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$91.89
NPR12,406.01
|
$166.67
KES21,579.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,479.59
NPR469,801.25
|
$8,008.06
KES1,036,793.35
|
|
pay 41.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kathmandu
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
NPR348.00
|
$2.31
KES299.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR224.10
|
$2.24
KES290.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
NPR397.72
|
$3.08
KES399.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.71
NPR3,065.72
|
$44.12
KES5,711.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.31
NPR447.43
|
$6.17
KES798.22
|
|
pay 0.3% less for clothing
|
Kathmandu
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
NPR3,242.91
|
$16.84
KES2,180.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.19
NPR4,211.10
|
$22.95
KES2,971.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.29
NPR7,195.51
|
$61.84
KES8,005.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.76
NPR5,097.99
|
$52.50
KES6,797.33
|
|
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