Cost of living comparison

 Nairobi, Kenya
compared to
 San Salvador, El Salvador
San Salvador vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 70.1% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants
pay 77.1% more in San Salvador
Groceries
pay 80.7% more in San Salvador
Transportation
pay 25.0% more in San Salvador
Housing
pay 2.6 times more in San Salvador
Childcare
pay 16.1% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.9% more in San Salvador
Clothing
pay 2.6 times more in San Salvador

The cost of housing, clothing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in San Salvador are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, housing, clothing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in San Salvador.

San Salvador vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Nairobi, you would:

pay 77.1% more for restaurants

 
Nairobi
San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.85
KES498.16
$10.00
SVC87.35
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.17
KES797.06
$7.00
SVC61.15
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.66
KES85.67
$1.09
SVC9.50

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pay 80.7% more for groceries

 
Nairobi
San Salvador
Bread
1 loaf
$0.56
KES72.15
$2.12
SVC18.52
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.59
KES722.65
$3.24
SVC28.27
Milk (1 gallon) $3.35
KES433.29
$7.39
SVC64.51

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pay 25.0% more for transportation

 
Nairobi
San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.17
KES798.23
$3.97
SVC34.71
Monthly public transit pass $30.83
KES3,985.30
$20.00
SVC174.71
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,266.80
KES2,490,811.99
$25,000.00
SVC218,381.90

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

 
Nairobi
San Salvador
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.39
KES5,092.69
$42.14
SVC368.13
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $428.53
KES55,400.11
$858.33
SVC7,497.78
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $166.44
KES21,516.78
$641.67
SVC5,605.14

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pay 16.1% less for childcare

 
Nairobi
San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $166.67
KES21,547.71
$160.29
SVC1,400.14
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,008.06
KES1,035,281.58
$5,740.67
SVC50,146.31

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pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Nairobi
San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.31
KES298.90
$2.00
SVC17.47
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.24
KES289.70
$3.24
SVC28.29
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.08
KES398.53
$4.00
SVC34.94

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

 
Nairobi
San Salvador
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$16.84
KES2,177.44
$72.14
SVC630.19
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.95
KES2,966.83
$47.86
SVC418.05
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$61.84
KES7,994.32
$112.14
SVC979.60

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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