Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 93.6% more expensive than Kochi.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Kochi, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Kochi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.44
₹120.59
|
$3.85
KES496.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
₹371.82
|
$5.38
KES694.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₹38.52
|
$0.59
KES75.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.00
|
$0.49
KES63.21
|
|
pay 59.0% more for groceries
Kochi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₹48.66
|
$0.56
KES72.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₹269.65
|
$5.70
KES734.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹214.65
|
$3.37
KES435.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.98
₹81.98
|
$1.69
KES218.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
₹113.50
|
$2.67
KES344.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
₹72.55
|
$1.12
KES144.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹25.98
|
$0.42
KES53.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹37.32
|
$0.78
KES100.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹26.84
|
$0.41
KES52.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹18.99
|
$0.42
KES54.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹18.02
|
$0.48
KES61.29
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Kochi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
₹403.67
|
$6.09
KES785.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.62
₹1,310.75
|
$34.46
KES4,445.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,977.53
₹1,004,908.21
|
$18,461.54
KES2,381,723.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.83
₹321.57
|
$12.62
KES1,627.51
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Kochi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.31
₹613.47
|
$40.57
KES5,233.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.93
₹17,865.03
|
$418.88
KES54,039.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$106.17
₹8,907.73
|
$196.01
KES25,286.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.00
₹1,761.88
|
$22.29
KES2,875.97
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Kochi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.82
₹8,123.01
|
$146.63
KES18,917.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,545.22
₹213,542.99
|
$7,624.54
KES983,642.00
|
|
pay 75.8% more for entertainment and sports
Kochi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹150.74
|
$2.31
KES297.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
₹112.21
|
$2.24
KES288.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
₹381.87
|
$2.69
KES347.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.61
₹1,477.81
|
$45.86
KES5,916.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.34
₹195.96
|
$6.15
KES793.91
|
|
pay 24.0% more for clothing
Kochi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.87
₹2,086.66
|
$18.56
KES2,394.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.89
₹1,836.24
|
$24.95
KES3,218.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.08
₹3,278.51
|
$57.17
KES7,375.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.56
₹2,732.09
|
$52.46
KES6,768.02
|
|
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