Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 18.7% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 39.8% less for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD1,012.80
|
$3.85
KES495.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,215.36
|
$5.38
KES693.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD195.55
|
$0.59
KES75.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD122.32
|
$0.49
KES63.12
|
|
pay 56.8% less for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD516.17
|
$0.56
KES72.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,113.33
|
$5.70
KES733.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,544.55
|
$3.37
KES434.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD695.65
|
$1.69
KES218.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD514.89
|
$2.67
KES343.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD377.81
|
$1.12
KES144.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD224.01
|
$0.42
KES53.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD294.71
|
$0.78
KES99.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD193.56
|
$0.41
KES52.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD179.38
|
$0.42
KES54.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD159.77
|
$0.48
KES61.21
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD805.79
|
$6.09
KES784.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD6,076.82
|
$34.46
KES4,440.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,937,702.48
|
$18,461.54
KES2,378,631.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,203.13
|
$12.62
KES1,625.40
|
|
pay 49.4% less for housing
|
Kingston
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,667.48
|
$40.57
KES5,227.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD115,739.85
|
$418.88
KES53,969.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD70,793.93
|
$196.01
KES25,253.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD20,136.91
|
$22.29
KES2,872.24
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD41,102.93
|
$146.63
KES18,892.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD340,301.90
|
$7,624.54
KES982,365.18
|
|
pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD354.48
|
$2.31
KES297.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD615.32
|
$2.24
KES288.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,417.92
|
$2.69
KES346.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,487.72
|
$45.86
KES5,908.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,671.13
|
$6.15
KES792.88
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,697.02
|
$18.56
KES2,391.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,620.91
|
$24.95
KES3,213.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,357.87
|
$57.17
KES7,365.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,430.21
|
$52.46
KES6,759.24
|
|
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