Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 33.1% cheaper than Nairobi.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.5% less in Chennai
- Groceries
-
pay 31.7% less in Chennai
- Transportation
-
pay 42.2% less in Chennai
- Housing
-
pay 29.3% less in Chennai
- Childcare
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pay 65.8% less in Chennai
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.4% less in Chennai
- Clothing
-
pay 2.2% more in Chennai
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Chennai.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 44.5% less for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES497.85
|
$1.78
₹152.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES796.57
|
$4.45
₹381.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.62
|
$0.43
₹37.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.79
|
$0.20
₹17.51
|
|
pay 31.7% less for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.11
|
$0.54
₹46.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES722.20
|
$3.76
₹322.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES433.02
|
$2.45
₹209.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES219.99
|
$0.93
₹79.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES350.07
|
$1.61
₹138.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.27
|
$1.27
₹108.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.55
|
$0.41
₹34.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES112.89
|
$0.63
₹53.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES59.06
|
$0.26
₹22.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.34
|
$0.23
₹19.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES71.87
|
$0.24
₹20.46
|
|
pay 42.2% less for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES797.74
|
$4.63
₹395.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,982.83
|
$11.85
₹1,014.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,489,270.65
|
$17,776.60
₹1,521,119.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,792.27
|
$3.56
₹304.22
|
|
pay 29.3% less for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,089.54
|
$10.05
₹860.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,365.83
|
$195.87
₹16,760.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,503.47
|
$116.42
₹9,961.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,893.11
|
$31.71
₹2,713.08
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,534.37
|
$84.21
₹7,205.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,034,640.93
|
$1,425.36
₹121,966.13
|
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.71
|
$2.01
₹172.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.52
|
$1.83
₹156.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES398.28
|
$4.21
₹360.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,699.93
|
$19.49
₹1,667.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES796.57
|
$2.96
₹253.52
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,176.10
|
$26.09
₹2,232.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,965.00
|
$24.99
₹2,138.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES7,989.37
|
$47.54
₹4,068.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,783.22
|
$35.84
₹3,066.82
|
|
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