Cost of living comparison

Nairobi, Kenya

compared to

Bat Yam, Israel

Bat Yam vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Bat Yam is 2.6 times more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Bat Yam
Groceries: pay 97.0% more in Bat Yam
Transportation: pay 56.7% more in Bat Yam
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Bat Yam
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Bat Yam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Bat Yam
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Bat Yam

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Bat Yam are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Bat Yam.

Bat Yam vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bat Yam instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Bat Yam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 KES497.85	$16.00 ₪56.30	+315.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES796.57	$16.00 ₪56.30	+159.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KES85.62	$2.53 ₪8.91	+282.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KES68.79	$1.24 ₪4.38	+133.7%
Average			+222.6%

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pay 97.0% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Bat Yam
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 KES72.11	$3.35 ₪11.80	+500.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 KES722.20	$7.18 ₪25.26	+28.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 KES433.02	$7.60 ₪26.75	+126.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 KES219.99	$3.67 ₪12.92	+115.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 KES350.07	$4.80 ₪16.90	+77.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 KES163.27	$1.29 ₪4.52	+1.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KES64.55	$0.95 ₪3.33	+89.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 KES112.89	$0.87 ₪3.05	-0.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.06	$0.92 ₪3.22	+100.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 KES62.34	$0.55 ₪1.94	+14.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KES71.87	$0.63 ₪2.21	+13.1%
Average			+97.0%

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pay 56.7% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Bat Yam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 KES797.74	$7.18 ₪25.28	+16.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.83 KES3,982.83	$69.33 ₪243.96	+124.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,266.80 KES2,489,270.65	$37,330.15 ₪131,362.74	+93.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.87 KES1,792.27	$12.75 ₪44.85	-8.1%
Average			+56.7%

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Bat Yam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.39 KES5,089.54	$26.35 ₪92.74	-33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.53 KES55,365.83	$1,066.58 ₪3,753.22	+148.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.44 KES21,503.47	$973.25 ₪3,424.81	+484.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.39 KES2,893.11	$146.60 ₪515.88	+554.7%
Average			+288.8%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Nairobi	Bat Yam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.67 KES21,534.37	$846.59 ₪2,979.12	+407.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,008.06 KES1,034,640.93	$8,172.64 ₪28,759.06	+2.1%
Average			+205.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Bat Yam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES298.71	$8.80 ₪30.96	+280.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 KES289.52	$3.20 ₪11.26	+42.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 KES398.28	$9.33 ₪32.84	+202.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.12 KES5,699.93	$42.59 ₪149.87	-3.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.17 KES796.57	$11.07 ₪38.94	+79.5%
Average			+120.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Bat Yam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.84 KES2,176.10	$58.66 ₪206.43	+248.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.95 KES2,965.00	$44.44 ₪156.38	+93.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.84 KES7,989.37	$89.99 ₪316.68	+45.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 KES6,783.22	$124.43 ₪437.88	+137.0%
Average			+131.1%

Nairobi vs. Bat Yam - Cost of clothing

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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: June 2025

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