Cost of living comparison
New York City is 5.7 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in New York City instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
New York City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES497.19
|
$30.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES696.07
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.67
|
$3.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.33
|
$2.33
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
New York City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.50
|
$4.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES736.25
|
$8.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES436.03
|
$5.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.89
|
$5.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES344.82
|
$6.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.47
|
$3.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.95
|
$0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES100.21
|
$2.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.64
|
$2.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.35
|
$1.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.41
|
$1.69
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
New York City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES787.04
|
$3.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,454.84
|
$132.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,386,523.08
|
$35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,630.79
|
$22.40
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
New York City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,244.38
|
$71.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,148.76
|
$4,350.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,337.68
|
$2,895.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,881.77
|
$143.65
|
|
pay 14.5 times more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
New York City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,955.46
|
$3,123.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES985,624.39
|
$58,000.00
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
New York City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.32
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.43
|
$5.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES348.03
|
$17.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,928.45
|
$147.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES795.51
|
$20.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
New York City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,399.28
|
$72.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,224.65
|
$48.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,390.09
|
$101.23
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,781.66
|
$169.09
|
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