Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 84.6% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 78.2% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES497.08
|
$7.52
JMD1,197.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
$8.62
JMD1,372.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.49
|
$1.41
JMD224.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.69
|
$0.88
JMD139.73
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.00
|
$3.54
JMD564.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES721.09
|
$6.58
JMD1,047.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES432.35
|
$15.26
JMD2,430.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES219.65
|
$4.27
JMD680.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES349.53
|
$2.97
JMD472.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.02
|
$2.70
JMD430.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.45
|
$1.39
JMD220.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES112.71
|
$1.82
JMD290.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES58.97
|
$1.59
JMD253.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.24
|
$1.04
JMD165.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES71.76
|
$0.95
JMD151.08
|
|
pay 53.2% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES796.50
|
$4.83
JMD769.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,976.67
|
$37.59
JMD5,988.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,485,417.29
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,836,804.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,789.50
|
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,081.66
|
$52.89
JMD8,424.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,280.12
|
$874.50
JMD139,299.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,470.18
|
$425.21
JMD67,731.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,888.63
|
$118.83
JMD18,928.17
|
|
pay 18.6% less for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,501.04
|
$227.66
JMD36,263.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,033,039.32
|
$2,105.29
JMD335,352.76
|
|
pay 96.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.25
|
$3.13
JMD499.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.07
|
$4.28
JMD682.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES397.67
|
$8.77
JMD1,397.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,691.10
|
$69.97
JMD11,145.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES795.33
|
$13.16
JMD2,095.95
|
|
pay 28.5% more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,172.73
|
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,960.41
|
$25.59
JMD4,075.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES7,977.01
|
$71.01
JMD11,311.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,772.72
|
$68.92
JMD10,978.81
|
|
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