Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 3.5% cheaper than Managua.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Managua, you would:
pay 9.2% less for restaurants
|
Managua
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
$3.85
KES497.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
$0.66
KES85.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
$0.53
KES68.69
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
|
Managua
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
$0.56
KES72.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
$5.59
KES721.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
$3.35
KES432.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
$1.70
KES219.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
$2.71
KES349.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
$1.26
KES163.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
$0.50
KES64.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
$0.87
KES112.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
$0.46
KES58.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
$0.48
KES62.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
$0.56
KES71.76
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
|
Managua
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
$6.17
KES796.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.83
KES3,976.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
$19,266.80
KES2,485,417.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.87
KES1,789.50
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
|
Managua
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
$39.39
KES5,081.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
$428.53
KES55,280.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
$166.44
KES21,470.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
$22.39
KES2,888.63
|
|
pay 49.8% more for childcare
|
Managua
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
$166.67
KES21,501.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
$8,008.06
KES1,033,039.32
|
|
pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Managua
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
$2.31
KES298.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
$2.24
KES289.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
$3.08
KES397.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
$44.12
KES5,691.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
|
pay 61.4% less for clothing
|
Managua
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
$16.84
KES2,172.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
$22.95
KES2,960.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
$61.84
KES7,977.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
$52.50
KES6,772.72
|
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