Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 32.5% cheaper than Nairobi.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 37.0% less for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES496.19
|
$1.80
₹150.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES694.67
|
$4.35
₹365.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.52
|
$0.47
₹39.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.21
|
$0.21
₹17.88
|
|
pay 27.9% less for groceries
Nairobi
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.35
|
$0.53
₹44.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES734.77
|
$3.88
₹325.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES435.15
|
$2.43
₹203.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.45
|
$0.89
₹74.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES344.13
|
$1.50
₹125.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.18
|
$1.23
₹103.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.84
|
$0.40
₹33.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES100.01
|
$0.69
₹57.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.53
|
$0.23
₹19.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.24
|
$0.22
₹18.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.29
|
$0.21
₹17.96
|
|
pay 43.6% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES785.46
|
$4.73
₹396.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,445.88
|
$11.98
₹1,005.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,381,723.08
|
$15,576.23
₹1,306,837.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,627.51
|
$3.59
₹301.58
|
|
pay 32.2% less for housing
Nairobi
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,233.84
|
$9.23
₹774.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,039.85
|
$210.00
₹17,618.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,286.72
|
$121.87
₹10,224.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,875.97
|
$30.33
₹2,544.52
|
|
pay 60.9% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,917.33
|
$86.37
₹7,246.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES983,642.00
|
$1,468.96
₹123,244.85
|
|
pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES297.72
|
$2.16
₹180.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES288.85
|
$1.64
₹137.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES347.33
|
$4.31
₹361.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,916.53
|
$16.99
₹1,425.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES793.91
|
$3.00
₹251.31
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
Nairobi
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,394.45
|
$25.30
₹2,122.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,218.16
|
$23.65
₹1,984.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,375.22
|
$43.17
₹3,622.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,768.02
|
$31.38
₹2,633.10
|
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