Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 2.5 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES495.55
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES693.77
|
$10.88
€10.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.42
|
$2.90
€2.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.12
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.26
|
$3.08
€2.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES733.82
|
$4.26
€3.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES434.59
|
$4.79
€4.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.17
|
$3.21
€2.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES343.68
|
$5.77
€5.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.00
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.77
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES99.88
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.46
|
$1.94
€1.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.17
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.21
|
$0.90
€0.82
|
|
pay 68.1% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES784.44
|
$7.86
€7.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,440.11
|
$72.49
€66.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,378,631.47
|
$35,098.36
€32,275.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,625.40
|
$18.01
€16.57
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,227.04
|
$20.67
€19.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES53,969.71
|
$1,109.17
€1,019.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,253.90
|
$885.72
€814.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,872.24
|
$90.90
€83.59
|
|
pay 84.0% more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,892.78
|
$336.03
€309.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES982,365.18
|
$10,589.37
€9,737.81
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES297.33
|
$8.71
€8.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES288.48
|
$4.86
€4.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES346.88
|
$11.10
€10.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,908.85
|
$45.44
€41.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES792.88
|
$18.50
€17.02
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,391.34
|
$90.44
€83.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,213.98
|
$32.73
€30.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,365.65
|
$79.18
€72.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,759.24
|
$103.43
€95.11
|
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