Cost of living comparison
Tarlac City is 7.8% cheaper than Nairobi.
If you lived in Tarlac City instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Tarlac City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES496.19
|
$2.17
₱121.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES694.67
|
$3.13
₱174.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.52
|
$0.72
₱40.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.21
|
$0.26
₱14.56
|
|
pay 16.3% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.35
|
$1.10
₱61.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES734.77
|
$4.34
₱242.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES435.15
|
$6.03
₱336.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.45
|
$1.93
₱107.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES344.13
|
$1.41
₱79.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.18
|
$1.02
₱57.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.84
|
$0.71
₱39.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES100.01
|
$0.71
₱39.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.53
|
$0.44
₱24.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.24
|
$0.52
₱28.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.29
|
$0.37
₱20.69
|
|
pay 19.7% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES785.46
|
$4.34
₱242.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,445.88
|
$7.82
₱436.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,381,723.08
|
$38,230.95
₱2,135,390.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,627.51
|
$2.54
₱141.71
|
|
pay 25.2% more for housing
Nairobi
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,233.84
|
$25.20
₱1,407.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,039.85
|
$125.99
₱7,037.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,286.72
|
$99.92
₱5,581.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,875.97
|
$79.73
₱4,453.49
|
|
pay 23.7% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,917.33
|
$148.68
₱8,304.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES983,642.00
|
$3,909.98
₱218,392.16
|
|
pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES297.72
|
$0.96
₱53.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES288.85
|
$1.56
₱87.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES347.33
|
$2.13
₱118.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,916.53
|
$43.44
₱2,426.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES793.91
|
$4.78
₱266.92
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Tarlac City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,394.45
|
$32.58
₱1,819.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,218.16
|
$18.25
₱1,019.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,375.22
|
$50.40
₱2,814.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,768.02
|
$36.49
₱2,038.33
|
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