Cost of living comparison
Gurgaon is 15.9% cheaper than Nairobi.
If you lived in Gurgaon instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 11.9% less for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Gurgaon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES497.03
|
$5.99
₹500.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES695.85
|
$3.59
₹300.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.65
|
$0.48
₹40.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.31
|
$0.23
₹19.26
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
Nairobi
|
Gurgaon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.48
|
$0.56
₹47.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES736.02
|
$3.40
₹284.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES435.89
|
$2.85
₹238.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.82
|
$1.23
₹102.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES344.71
|
$1.77
₹147.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.43
|
$1.02
₹85.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.93
|
$0.35
₹29.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES100.18
|
$0.52
₹43.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.62
|
$0.25
₹20.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.33
|
$0.16
₹13.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.39
|
$0.20
₹16.31
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Gurgaon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES786.79
|
$4.58
₹382.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,453.42
|
$17.97
₹1,501.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,385,761.80
|
$14,373.03
₹1,201,088.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,630.27
|
$3.11
₹260.24
|
|
pay 12.6% less for housing
Nairobi
|
Gurgaon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,242.71
|
$10.41
₹870.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,131.49
|
$311.96
₹26,069.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,329.60
|
$183.66
₹15,347.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,880.85
|
$34.73
₹2,902.42
|
|
pay 23.9% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
Gurgaon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,949.41
|
$156.91
₹13,111.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES985,309.98
|
$3,453.52
₹288,594.76
|
|
pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Gurgaon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.22
|
$1.80
₹150.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.34
|
$2.46
₹205.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES347.92
|
$4.19
₹350.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,926.56
|
$24.81
₹2,072.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES795.25
|
$4.79
₹400.36
|
|
pay 15.0% more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Gurgaon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,398.51
|
$33.15
₹2,770.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,223.62
|
$30.49
₹2,547.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,387.73
|
$49.11
₹4,103.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,779.50
|
$38.47
₹3,214.45
|
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