Cost of living comparison

Nepal

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Nepal Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 2.1 times more expensive than Nepal overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 63.7% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 34.0% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.6% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 22.2% more in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Nepal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Nepal	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.57 NPR216.52	$3.85 KES497.08	+145.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.71 NPR923.42	$6.17 KES795.33	-8.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 NPR57.19	$0.66 KES85.49	+59.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 NPR21.67	$0.53 KES68.69	+238.4%
Average			+108.8%

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pay 63.7% more for groceries

	Nepal	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 NPR63.95	$0.56 KES72.00	+20.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.21 NPR441.41	$5.59 KES721.09	+74.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.81 NPR386.97	$3.35 KES432.35	+19.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.50 NPR206.46	$1.70 KES219.65	+13.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 NPR194.54	$2.71 KES349.53	+91.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 NPR135.77	$1.26 KES163.02	+28.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 NPR55.51	$0.50 KES64.45	+23.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 NPR65.46	$0.87 KES112.71	+83.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 NPR36.73	$0.46 KES58.97	+71.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 NPR25.47	$0.48 KES62.24	+160.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 NPR35.91	$0.56 KES71.76	+113.3%
Average			+63.7%

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pay 34.0% more for transportation

	Nepal	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 NPR666.41	$6.17 KES796.50	+27.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.93 NPR2,193.06	$30.83 KES3,976.67	+93.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,847.90 NPR4,248,092.00	$19,266.80 KES2,485,417.29	-37.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.11 NPR1,254.23	$13.87 KES1,789.50	+52.3%
Average			+34.0%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Nepal	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.30 NPR1,280.54	$39.39 KES5,081.66	+323.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$83.84 NPR11,546.08	$428.53 KES55,280.12	+411.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$52.73 NPR7,261.62	$166.44 KES21,470.18	+215.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.72 NPR2,853.65	$22.39 KES2,888.63	+8.1%
Average			+239.6%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Nepal	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.59 NPR7,103.85	$166.67 KES21,501.04	+223.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,839.32 NPR391,004.75	$8,008.06 KES1,033,039.32	+182.0%
Average			+202.6%

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pay 65.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Nepal	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 NPR303.73	$2.31 KES298.25	+4.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.57 NPR215.70	$2.24 KES289.07	+43.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.90 NPR400.02	$3.08 KES397.67	+6.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.62 NPR2,289.31	$44.12 KES5,691.10	+165.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.96 NPR407.17	$6.17 KES795.33	+108.5%
Average			+65.6%

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pay 22.2% more for clothing

	Nepal	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.36 NPR2,941.77	$16.84 KES2,172.73	-21.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.01 NPR3,719.48	$22.95 KES2,960.41	-15.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$40.30 NPR5,549.71	$61.84 KES7,977.01	+53.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.56 NPR4,208.50	$52.50 KES6,772.72	+71.8%
Average			+22.2%

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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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