Cost of living comparison

 Nairobi, Kenya
compared to
 Cuenca, Ecuador
Cuenca vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Cuenca is 27.6% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants
pay 24.2% more in Cuenca
Groceries
pay 9.4% more in Cuenca
Transportation
pay 14.7% less in Cuenca
Housing
pay 19.6% more in Cuenca
Childcare
pay 11.8% more in Cuenca
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.9% more in Cuenca
Clothing
pay 2.2 times more in Cuenca

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

Cuenca vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 24.2% more for restaurants

 
Nairobi
Cuenca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.85
KES499.01
$3.50
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.17
KES798.42
$8.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.66
KES85.82
$1.02
 

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pay 9.4% more for groceries

 
Nairobi
Cuenca
Bread
1 loaf
$0.56
KES72.27
$1.54
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.59
KES723.88
$2.40
 
Milk (1 gallon) $3.35
KES434.03
$4.43
 

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pay 14.7% less for transportation

 
Nairobi
Cuenca
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.17
KES799.59
$2.39
 
Monthly public transit pass $30.83
KES3,992.08
$26.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,266.80
KES2,495,050.69
$30,000.00
 

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pay 19.6% more for housing

 
Nairobi
Cuenca
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.39
KES5,101.35
$32.12
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $428.53
KES55,494.39
$334.62
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $166.44
KES21,553.40
$309.44
 

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pay 11.8% more for childcare

 
Nairobi
Cuenca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $166.67
KES21,584.38
$255.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,008.06
KES1,037,043.35
$5,650.00
 

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pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Nairobi
Cuenca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.31
KES299.41
$2.75
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.24
KES290.20
$2.48
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.08
KES399.21
$6.00
 

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

 
Nairobi
Cuenca
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$16.84
KES2,181.15
$61.67
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.95
KES2,971.88
$54.17
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$61.84
KES8,007.92
$100.83
 

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