Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 2.8 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES495.55
|
$23.96
£18.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES693.77
|
$8.64
£6.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.42
|
$2.15
£1.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.12
|
$1.72
£1.33
|
|
pay 73.5% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.26
|
$1.66
£1.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES733.82
|
$3.06
£2.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES434.59
|
$5.87
£4.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.17
|
$2.96
£2.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES343.68
|
$3.48
£2.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.00
|
$1.03
£0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.77
|
$0.64
£0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES99.88
|
$1.00
£0.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.46
|
$1.67
£1.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.17
|
$0.51
£0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.21
|
$0.82
£0.63
|
|
pay 36.3% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES784.44
|
$7.63
£5.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,440.11
|
$40.36
£31.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,378,631.47
|
$31,530.42
£24,403.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,625.40
|
$16.65
£12.89
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,227.04
|
$60.75
£47.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES53,969.71
|
$1,127.21
£872.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,253.90
|
$938.03
£726.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,872.24
|
$130.63
£101.10
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,892.78
|
$1,008.97
£780.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES982,365.18
|
$18,077.44
£13,991.29
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES297.33
|
$4.79
£3.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES288.48
|
$4.18
£3.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES346.88
|
$15.13
£11.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,908.85
|
$43.72
£33.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES792.88
|
$11.35
£8.79
|
|
pay 66.5% more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,391.34
|
$52.97
£41.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,213.98
|
$34.05
£26.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,365.65
|
$64.95
£50.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,759.24
|
$68.53
£53.04
|
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