Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 29.4% cheaper than Montenegro overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 58.0% less in Nairobi
- Groceries
-
pay 6.3% less in Nairobi
- Transportation
-
pay 1.9% less in Nairobi
- Housing
-
pay 37.3% less in Nairobi
- Childcare
-
pay 32.1% less in Nairobi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.7% less in Nairobi
- Clothing
-
pay 59.5% less in Nairobi
Expenses including clothing, restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Nairobi.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€11.03
|
$3.85
KES498.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.59
|
$6.17
KES797.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€2.04
|
$0.66
KES85.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.61
|
$0.53
KES68.92
|
|
pay 6.3% less for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.96
|
$0.56
KES72.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.91
|
$5.59
KES723.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€5.05
|
$3.35
KES433.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.94
|
$1.70
KES220.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.12
|
$2.71
KES350.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$1.26
KES163.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.81
|
$0.50
KES64.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.65
|
$0.87
KES113.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.14
|
$0.46
KES59.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.48
|
$0.48
KES62.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.58
|
$0.56
KES72.00
|
|
pay 1.9% less for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.95
|
$6.17
KES799.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€38.09
|
$30.83
KES3,989.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€27,196.21
|
$19,266.80
KES2,493,702.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.45
|
$13.87
KES1,795.47
|
|
pay 37.3% less for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€28.44
|
$39.39
KES5,098.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€674.23
|
$428.53
KES55,464.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€522.98
|
$166.44
KES21,541.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€96.07
|
$22.39
KES2,898.26
|
|
pay 32.1% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€375.60
|
$166.67
KES21,572.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,446.15
|
$8,008.06
KES1,036,482.78
|
|
pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.64
|
$2.31
KES299.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.20
|
$2.24
KES290.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€4.02
|
$3.08
KES398.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€57.38
|
$44.12
KES5,710.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.34
|
$6.17
KES797.98
|
|
pay 59.5% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€81.23
|
$16.84
KES2,179.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€44.21
|
$22.95
KES2,970.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€102.21
|
$61.84
KES8,003.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€159.32
|
$52.50
KES6,795.30
|
|
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