Cost of living comparison
If you lived in West Island instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
West Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES499.25
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES798.80
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.86
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.99
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
West Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.31
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES724.23
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES434.24
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES220.61
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES351.06
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.73
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.73
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES113.21
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES59.22
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.51
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES72.08
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
West Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES799.97
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,994.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,496,247.04
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,797.30
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
West Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,103.80
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,520.99
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,563.73
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,901.22
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
West Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,594.73
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,037,540.60
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
West Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES299.55
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES290.33
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES399.40
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,715.90
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES798.80
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
West Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,182.20
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,973.31
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES8,011.76
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,802.23
|
?? |
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