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Bangalore vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Bangalore is 20.6% cheaper than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 36.1% less in Bangalore
Groceries: pay 29.2% less in Bangalore
Transportation: pay 43.1% less in Bangalore
Housing: pay 9.4% less in Bangalore
Childcare: pay 41.4% less in Bangalore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% less in Bangalore
Clothing: pay 22.1% more in Bangalore

Expenses including transportation, childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bangalore.

Bangalore vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangalore instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 36.1% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Bangalore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 KES498.16	$3.56 ₹304.95	-7.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES797.06	$3.79 ₹325.28	-38.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KES85.67	$0.46 ₹39.59	-30.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KES68.84	$0.17 ₹14.59	-68.1%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 29.2% less for groceries

	Nairobi	Bangalore
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 KES72.15	$0.58 ₹49.97	+4.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 KES722.65	$3.79 ₹324.71	-32.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 KES433.29	$2.38 ₹204.05	-29.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 KES220.13	$1.11 ₹94.95	-35.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 KES350.29	$1.83 ₹156.96	-32.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 KES163.37	$1.28 ₹109.37	+0.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KES64.59	$0.39 ₹33.77	-21.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 KES112.96	$0.60 ₹51.13	-31.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.09	$0.27 ₹22.86	-41.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 KES62.38	$0.25 ₹21.20	-48.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KES71.92	$0.25 ₹21.77	-54.4%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 43.1% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Bangalore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 KES798.23	$4.61 ₹395.16	-25.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.83 KES3,985.30	$15.41 ₹1,321.47	-50.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,266.80 KES2,490,811.99	$14,221.28 ₹1,219,816.64	-26.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.87 KES1,793.38	$4.03 ₹345.61	-71.0%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 9.4% less for housing

	Nairobi	Bangalore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.39 KES5,092.69	$11.44 ₹981.51	-71.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.53 KES55,400.11	$317.94 ₹27,271.17	-25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.44 KES21,516.78	$183.40 ₹15,730.97	+10.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.39 KES2,894.90	$33.38 ₹2,863.24	+49.1%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 41.4% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Bangalore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.67 KES21,547.71	$120.79 ₹10,360.91	-27.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,008.06 KES1,035,281.58	$3,580.34 ₹307,100.13	-55.3%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Bangalore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES298.90	$2.37 ₹203.30	+2.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 KES289.70	$2.17 ₹186.33	-3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 KES398.53	$4.27 ₹365.94	+38.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.12 KES5,703.45	$21.74 ₹1,864.86	-50.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.17 KES797.06	$4.74 ₹406.61	-23.1%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 22.1% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Bangalore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.84 KES2,177.44	$32.90 ₹2,822.31	+95.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.95 KES2,966.83	$30.32 ₹2,600.58	+32.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.84 KES7,994.32	$53.75 ₹4,610.39	-13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 KES6,787.42	$38.87 ₹3,334.17	-26.0%
Average			+22.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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