Cost of living comparison
Geneva is 5.5 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Geneva instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 6.7 times more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES496.15
|
$27.62
CHF24.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES694.62
|
$16.57
CHF14.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.51
|
$4.75
CHF4.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.20
|
$4.12
CHF3.61
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.35
|
$3.71
CHF3.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES734.71
|
$12.06
CHF10.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES435.12
|
$6.88
CHF6.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.43
|
$7.06
CHF6.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES344.10
|
$12.86
CHF11.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.17
|
$1.50
CHF1.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.83
|
$1.05
CHF0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES100.00
|
$1.31
CHF1.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.53
|
$2.72
CHF2.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.24
|
$1.11
CHF0.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.28
|
$1.09
CHF0.95
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES785.39
|
$8.16
CHF7.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,445.54
|
$77.35
CHF67.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,381,538.46
|
$36,243.17
CHF31,744.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,627.38
|
$34.92
CHF30.58
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,233.43
|
$54.85
CHF48.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,035.66
|
$2,286.57
CHF2,002.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,284.76
|
$1,932.73
CHF1,692.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,875.75
|
$177.85
CHF155.77
|
|
pay 13.7 times more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,915.87
|
$3,430.53
CHF3,004.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES983,565.76
|
$30,411.36
CHF26,636.28
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES297.69
|
$7.73
CHF6.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES288.83
|
$5.28
CHF4.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES347.31
|
$9.39
CHF8.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,916.07
|
$81.31
CHF71.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES793.85
|
$22.10
CHF19.36
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,394.27
|
$109.76
CHF96.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,217.91
|
$66.72
CHF58.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,374.65
|
$131.68
CHF115.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,767.50
|
$200.48
CHF175.59
|
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