Cost of living comparison
Moroni is 85.2% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Moroni instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 52.6% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES497.08
|
$1.61
KMF750
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
$7.62
KMF3,555
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.49
|
$1.55
KMF723
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.69
|
$1.13
KMF525
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.00
|
$0.61
KMF284
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES721.09
|
$5.14
KMF2,397
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES432.35
|
$15.61
KMF7,281
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES219.65
|
$4.80
KMF2,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES349.53
|
$2.65
KMF1,236
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.02
|
$2.43
KMF1,134
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.45
|
$0.21
KMF100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES112.71
|
$0.24
KMF113
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES58.97
|
$1.79
KMF835
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.24
|
$1.46
KMF683
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES71.76
|
$1.22
KMF569
|
|
pay 7.8% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES796.50
|
$10.91
KMF5,092
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,976.67
|
$30.95
KMF14,439
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,485,417.29
|
$18,241.41
KMF8,510,985
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,789.50
|
$8.20
KMF3,824
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,081.66
|
$155.86
KMF72,722
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,280.12
|
$696.65
KMF325,038
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,470.18
|
$578.75
KMF270,031
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,888.63
|
$81.96
KMF38,240
|
|
pay 98.5% more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,501.04
|
$381.55
KMF178,021
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,033,039.32
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,282,227
|
|
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.25
|
$1.57
KMF733
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.07
|
$2.98
KMF1,393
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES397.67
|
$1.88
KMF875
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,691.10
|
$32.92
KMF15,361
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES795.33
|
$6.23
KMF2,905
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,172.73
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,960.41
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES7,977.01
|
$105.03
KMF49,006
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,772.72
|
$81.45
KMF38,004
|
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