Cost of living comparison
Leeds is 3.1 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Leeds instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Leeds
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES496.19
|
$18.92
£14.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES694.67
|
$9.21
£7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.52
|
$2.08
£1.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.21
|
$1.45
£1.10
|
|
pay 60.4% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Leeds
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.35
|
$1.64
£1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES734.77
|
$3.89
£2.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES435.15
|
$5.21
£3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.45
|
$3.28
£2.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES344.13
|
$3.16
£2.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.18
|
$1.29
£0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.84
|
$0.61
£0.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES100.01
|
$1.15
£0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.53
|
$1.11
£0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.24
|
$0.57
£0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.29
|
$0.55
£0.42
|
|
pay 97.0% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Leeds
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES785.46
|
$7.44
£5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,445.88
|
$100.90
£76.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,381,723.08
|
$35,673.52
£27,121.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,627.51
|
$22.67
£17.23
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Leeds
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,233.84
|
$37.52
£28.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,039.85
|
$1,159.27
£881.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,286.72
|
$872.34
£663.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,875.97
|
$205.67
£156.36
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Leeds
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,917.33
|
$1,468.48
£1,116.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES983,642.00
|
$12,612.17
£9,588.53
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Leeds
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES297.72
|
$5.68
£4.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES288.85
|
$4.03
£3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES347.33
|
$16.33
£12.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,916.53
|
$36.67
£27.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES793.91
|
$11.35
£8.63
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Leeds
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,394.45
|
$85.13
£64.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,218.16
|
$44.86
£34.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,375.22
|
$83.24
£63.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,768.02
|
$92.07
£70.00
|
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