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West New York vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

West New York is 3.1 times more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in West New York
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in West New York
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in West New York
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in West New York
Childcare: pay 6.3 times more in West New York
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in West New York
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in West New York

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

West New York vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in West New York instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	West New York
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 KES498.74	$15.00	+289.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES797.98	$10.00	+62.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KES85.77	$2.37	+258.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KES68.92	$1.10	+106.6%
Average			+179.0%

Nairobi vs. West New York - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	West New York
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 KES72.23	$4.08	+630.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 KES723.49	$3.31	-40.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 KES433.79	$4.19	+25.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 KES220.38	$3.46	+103.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 KES350.70	$5.00	+84.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 KES163.56	$2.45	+94.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KES64.67	$0.69	+38.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 KES113.09	$2.25	+157.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.16	$2.47	+440.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 KES62.45	$1.14	+135.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KES72.00	$1.53	+174.5%
Average			+167.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Nairobi	West New York
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 KES799.16	$3.07	-50.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.83 KES3,989.92	$125.00	+305.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,266.80 KES2,493,702.01	$36,344.69	+88.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.87 KES1,795.47	??
Average			+114.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Nairobi	West New York
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.39 KES5,098.60	$50.00	+26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.53 KES55,464.39	$1,800.00	+320.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.44 KES21,541.75	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.39 KES2,898.26	$65.00	+190.3%
Average			+179.1%

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pay 6.3 times more for childcare

	Nairobi	West New York
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.67 KES21,572.71	$1,750.00	+949.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,008.06 KES1,036,482.78	$17,500.00	+118.5%
Average			+534.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	West New York
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES299.24	$6.00	+159.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 KES290.04	$5.00	+123.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 KES398.99	$12.00	+289.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.12 KES5,710.07	$29.00	-34.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.17 KES797.98	$20.00	+224.4%
Average			+152.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	West New York
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.84 KES2,179.97	$50.00	+196.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.95 KES2,970.28	$80.00	+248.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.84 KES8,003.60	$86.67	+40.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 KES6,795.30	$98.00	+86.7%
Average			+143.1%

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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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