Cost of living comparison

Nairobi, Kenya

compared to

Szombathely, Hungary

Szombathely vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Szombathely is 61.2% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 63.1% more in Szombathely
Groceries: pay 37.3% more in Szombathely
Transportation: pay 10.0% more in Szombathely
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Szombathely
Childcare: pay 53.1% more in Szombathely
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.3% less in Szombathely
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Szombathely

The cost of housing, clothing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and transportation in Szombathely are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, housing and clothing are significantly more expensive in Szombathely.

Szombathely vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.1% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Szombathely
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 KES498.05	$9.86 HUF3,667.29	+156.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES796.87	$7.89 HUF2,933.84	+28.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KES85.65	$1.03 HUF381.40	+54.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KES68.82	$0.61 HUF224.93	+13.6%
Average			+63.1%

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pay 37.3% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Szombathely
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 KES72.13	$1.39 HUF518.12	+149.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 KES722.48	$6.44 HUF2,395.97	+15.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 KES433.19	$3.78 HUF1,405.81	+12.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 KES220.07	$2.56 HUF953.50	+50.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 KES350.21	$2.90 HUF1,079.40	+7.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 KES163.33	$0.75 HUF279.37	-40.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KES64.58	$0.72 HUF265.98	+43.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 KES112.93	$0.82 HUF303.12	-6.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.08	$1.21 HUF449.02	+164.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 KES62.36	$0.52 HUF192.07	+7.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KES71.90	$0.60 HUF221.65	+7.2%
Average			+37.3%

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pay 10.0% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Szombathely
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 KES798.05	$6.03 HUF2,239.95	-2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.83 KES3,984.37	$17.48 HUF6,498.44	-43.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,266.80 KES2,490,233.99	$39,444.51 HUF14,664,285.78	+104.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.87 KES1,792.97	$11.21 HUF4,166.05	-19.2%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Szombathely
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.39 KES5,091.51	$16.00 HUF5,949.17	-59.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.53 KES55,387.25	$355.12 HUF132,022.58	-17.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.44 KES21,511.79	$289.36 HUF107,573.95	+73.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.39 KES2,894.23	$154.49 HUF57,434.14	+589.9%
Average			+146.8%

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pay 53.1% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Szombathely
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.67 KES21,542.71	$236.75 HUF88,015.05	+42.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,008.06 KES1,035,041.33	$13,152.55 HUF4,889,725.17	+64.2%
Average			+53.1%

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pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Szombathely
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES298.83	$1.21 HUF449.85	-47.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 KES289.63	$1.68 HUF625.88	-24.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 KES398.44	$5.26 HUF1,955.89	+70.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.12 KES5,702.13	$38.14 HUF14,180.20	-13.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.17 KES796.87	$3.93 HUF1,462.03	-36.2%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Szombathely
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.84 KES2,176.94	$76.94 HUF28,604.89	+356.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.95 KES2,966.15	$27.95 HUF10,390.67	+21.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.84 KES7,992.47	$83.30 HUF30,968.26	+34.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 KES6,785.85	$105.22 HUF39,117.80	+100.4%
Average			+128.4%

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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: March 2025

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