Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 24.4% cheaper than Lithuania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.4% less in Nairobi
- Groceries
-
pay 2.4% less in Nairobi
- Transportation
-
pay 2.2% less in Nairobi
- Housing
-
pay 4.1% more in Nairobi
- Childcare
-
pay 36.6% less in Nairobi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.6% less in Nairobi
- Clothing
-
pay 53.6% less in Nairobi
Expenses including clothing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Nairobi.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 53.4% less for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€10.43
|
$3.85
KES497.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.10
|
$6.17
KES796.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.83
|
$0.66
KES85.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.41
|
$0.53
KES68.81
|
|
pay 2.4% less for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.43
|
$0.56
KES72.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.10
|
$5.59
KES722.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.50
|
$3.35
KES433.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.35
|
$1.70
KES220.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.69
|
$2.71
KES350.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.48
|
$1.26
KES163.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.65
|
$0.50
KES64.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.63
|
$0.87
KES112.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.25
|
$0.46
KES59.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.31
|
$0.48
KES62.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.37
|
$0.56
KES71.89
|
|
pay 2.2% less for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.28
|
$6.17
KES797.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€26.39
|
$30.83
KES3,983.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€30,958.60
|
$19,266.80
KES2,489,819.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€9.35
|
$13.87
KES1,792.67
|
|
pay 4.1% more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€12.89
|
$39.39
KES5,090.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€446.86
|
$428.53
KES55,378.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€306.18
|
$166.44
KES21,508.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€129.40
|
$22.39
KES2,893.75
|
|
pay 36.6% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€420.00
|
$166.67
KES21,539.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€7,680.73
|
$8,008.06
KES1,034,868.96
|
|
pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.25
|
$2.31
KES298.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.55
|
$2.24
KES289.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.54
|
$3.08
KES398.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€36.48
|
$44.12
KES5,701.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.22
|
$6.17
KES796.74
|
|
pay 53.6% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€83.22
|
$16.84
KES2,176.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€33.01
|
$22.95
KES2,965.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€78.21
|
$61.84
KES7,991.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€124.51
|
$52.50
KES6,784.72
|
|
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