Cost of living comparison
George Town is 5.0 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in George Town instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES495.55
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES693.77
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.42
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.12
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.26
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES733.82
|
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES434.59
|
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.17
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES343.68
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.00
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.77
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES99.88
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.46
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.17
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.21
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES784.44
|
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,440.11
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,378,631.47
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,464.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,625.40
|
$72.01
KYD59.93
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,227.04
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES53,969.71
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,247.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,253.90
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,872.24
|
$317.39
KYD264.17
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,892.78
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES982,365.18
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,623.99
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES297.33
|
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES288.48
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES346.88
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,908.85
|
$73.67
KYD61.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES792.88
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,391.34
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,213.98
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,365.65
|
$132.97
KYD110.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,759.24
|
$163.52
KYD136.10
|
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