Cost of living comparison
New York City is 5.6 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in New York City instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
New York City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES498.89
|
$30.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES798.22
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.80
|
$3.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.94
|
$2.39
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
New York City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.26
|
$4.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES723.71
|
$8.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES433.92
|
$5.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES220.45
|
$5.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES350.80
|
$6.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.61
|
$3.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.69
|
$1.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES113.12
|
$2.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES59.18
|
$2.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.47
|
$1.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES72.02
|
$1.66
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
New York City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES799.40
|
$3.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,991.12
|
$132.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,494,449.20
|
$35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,796.00
|
$22.40
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
New York City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,100.12
|
$68.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,481.01
|
$4,097.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,548.20
|
$2,883.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,899.13
|
$136.26
|
|
pay 13.4 times more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
New York City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,579.17
|
$3,253.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,036,793.35
|
$59,000.00
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
New York City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES299.33
|
$9.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES290.13
|
$5.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES399.11
|
$17.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,711.78
|
$148.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES798.22
|
$20.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
New York City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,180.62
|
$68.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,971.17
|
$45.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES8,005.99
|
$107.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,797.33
|
$168.36
|
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