Cost of living comparison

 Nairobi, Kenya
compared to
 Sunderland, United Kingdom
Sunderland vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Sunderland is 2.9 times more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants
pay 3.1 times more in Sunderland
Groceries
pay 68.1% more in Sunderland
Transportation
pay 62.1% more in Sunderland
Housing
pay 4.0 times more in Sunderland
Childcare
pay 5.1 times more in Sunderland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.4 times more in Sunderland
Clothing
pay 2.4 times more in Sunderland

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

Sunderland vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sunderland instead of Nairobi, you would:

pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

 
Nairobi
Sunderland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.85
KES497.96
$19.37
£14.81
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.17
KES796.74
$9.29
£7.10
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.66
KES85.64
$2.11
£1.61

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pay 68.1% more for groceries

 
Nairobi
Sunderland
Bread
1 loaf
$0.56
KES72.12
$1.51
£1.16
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.59
KES722.36
$5.02
£3.83
Milk (1 gallon) $3.35
KES433.12
$5.72
£4.37

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pay 62.1% more for transportation

 
Nairobi
Sunderland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.17
KES797.91
$7.08
£5.41
Monthly public transit pass $30.83
KES3,983.71
$73.62
£56.27
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,266.80
KES2,489,819.27
$36,531.14
£27,924.73

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

 
Nairobi
Sunderland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.39
KES5,090.66
$45.92
£35.10
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $428.53
KES55,378.03
$762.01
£582.49
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $166.44
KES21,508.21
$581.19
£444.27

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

 
Nairobi
Sunderland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $166.67
KES21,539.12
$1,323.83
£1,011.94
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,008.06
KES1,034,868.96
$18,081.52
£13,821.68

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Nairobi
Sunderland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.31
KES298.78
$5.17
£3.95
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.24
KES289.59
$4.44
£3.39
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.08
KES398.37
$15.50
£11.85

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

 
Nairobi
Sunderland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$16.84
KES2,176.58
$77.49
£59.24
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.95
KES2,965.65
$38.75
£29.62
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$61.84
KES7,991.13
$95.43
£72.95

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