Cost of living comparison

Nairobi, Kenya

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Batumi vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Batumi is 22.5% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 40.1% more in Batumi
Groceries: pay 9.2% more in Batumi
Transportation: pay 42.5% less in Batumi
Housing: pay 54.4% more in Batumi
Childcare: pay 17.9% less in Batumi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% less in Batumi
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Batumi

The cost of clothing, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Batumi are more expensive than in Nairobi. Expenses including transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Batumi. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Batumi.

Batumi vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.1% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Batumi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 KES497.05	$8.46 GEL22.83	+119.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES795.27	$7.35 GEL19.85	+19.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KES85.48	$0.87 GEL2.35	+31.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KES68.68	$0.48 GEL1.29	-9.9%
Average			+40.1%

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pay 9.2% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Batumi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 KES71.99	$0.66 GEL1.77	+17.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 KES721.03	$4.43 GEL11.97	-20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 KES432.32	$7.15 GEL19.32	+113.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 KES219.63	$2.28 GEL6.16	+34.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 KES349.51	$2.75 GEL7.42	+1.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 KES163.00	$0.56 GEL1.51	-55.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KES64.45	$0.71 GEL1.93	+43.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 KES112.71	$0.73 GEL1.98	-16.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.96	$0.70 GEL1.88	+52.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 KES62.24	$0.30 GEL0.82	-37.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KES71.76	$0.38 GEL1.03	-31.4%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 42.5% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Batumi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 KES796.44	$4.48 GEL12.10	-27.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.83 KES3,976.36	$12.87 GEL34.74	-58.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,266.80 KES2,485,228.11	$14,522.06 GEL39,209.56	-24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.87 KES1,789.36	$5.61 GEL15.14	-59.6%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 54.4% more for housing

	Nairobi	Batumi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.39 KES5,081.27	$18.02 GEL48.65	-54.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.53 KES55,275.91	$529.98 GEL1,430.95	+23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.44 KES21,468.55	$369.98 GEL998.95	+122.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.39 KES2,888.41	$50.63 GEL136.71	+126.1%
Average			+54.4%

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pay 17.9% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Batumi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.67 KES21,499.40	$220.59 GEL595.59	+32.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,008.06 KES1,032,960.69	$2,562.50 GEL6,918.75	-68.0%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Batumi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES298.23	$1.47 GEL3.97	-36.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 KES289.05	$2.68 GEL7.23	+19.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 KES397.64	$2.94 GEL7.94	-4.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.12 KES5,690.67	$46.29 GEL124.98	+4.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.17 KES795.27	$5.51 GEL14.89	-10.6%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Batumi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.84 KES2,172.56	$60.09 GEL162.24	+256.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.95 KES2,960.18	$38.60 GEL104.23	+68.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.84 KES7,976.40	$106.88 GEL288.58	+72.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 KES6,772.21	$94.36 GEL254.78	+79.7%
Average			+119.4%

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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: August 2025

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