Cost of living comparison
Coimbatore is 39.6% cheaper than Nairobi.
If you lived in Coimbatore instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 50.2% less for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES496.19
|
$1.20
₹100.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES694.67
|
$4.19
₹351.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.52
|
$0.37
₹31.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.21
|
$0.13
₹10.91
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
Nairobi
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.35
|
$0.44
₹37.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES734.77
|
$3.20
₹268.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES435.15
|
$2.48
₹207.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.45
|
$0.82
₹68.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES344.13
|
$1.50
₹125.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.18
|
$1.11
₹93.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.84
|
$0.34
₹28.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES100.01
|
$0.83
₹69.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.53
|
$0.25
₹21.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.24
|
$0.24
₹20.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.29
|
$0.18
₹15.44
|
|
pay 49.4% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES785.46
|
$4.72
₹395.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,445.88
|
$11.98
₹1,004.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,381,723.08
|
$11,378.65
₹954,662.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,627.51
|
$3.59
₹301.47
|
|
pay 44.2% less for housing
Nairobi
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,233.84
|
$9.48
₹795.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,039.85
|
$131.01
₹10,991.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,286.72
|
$96.42
₹8,089.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,875.97
|
$26.62
₹2,233.78
|
|
pay 62.5% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,917.33
|
$73.47
₹6,163.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES983,642.00
|
$1,896.44
₹159,110.47
|
|
pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES297.72
|
$1.80
₹150.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES288.85
|
$1.58
₹132.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES347.33
|
$4.07
₹341.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,916.53
|
$20.47
₹1,717.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES793.91
|
$2.99
₹251.23
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
Nairobi
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,394.45
|
$22.76
₹1,909.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,218.16
|
$20.36
₹1,708.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,375.22
|
$38.93
₹3,265.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,768.02
|
$28.45
₹2,386.66
|
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