Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 2.3 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 69.5% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES497.08
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.49
|
$1.08
AED3.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.69
|
$0.42
AED1.53
|
|
pay 40.7% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.00
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES721.09
|
$4.80
AED17.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES432.35
|
$6.85
AED25.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES219.65
|
$3.16
AED11.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES349.53
|
$3.61
AED13.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.02
|
$1.00
AED3.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.45
|
$0.82
AED3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES112.71
|
$0.81
AED2.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES58.97
|
$0.69
AED2.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.24
|
$0.50
AED1.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES71.76
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
pay 3.6% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES796.50
|
$3.03
AED11.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,976.67
|
$24.50
AED90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,485,417.29
|
$45,026.41
AED165,377.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,789.50
|
$7.23
AED26.56
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,081.66
|
$103.04
AED378.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,280.12
|
$1,349.31
AED4,955.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,470.18
|
$1,005.59
AED3,693.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,888.63
|
$119.02
AED437.13
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,501.04
|
$669.40
AED2,458.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,033,039.32
|
$12,841.46
AED47,165.38
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.25
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.07
|
$5.88
AED21.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES397.67
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,691.10
|
$64.83
AED238.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES795.33
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,172.73
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,960.41
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES7,977.01
|
$103.06
AED378.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,772.72
|
$100.93
AED370.70
|
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