Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 65.6% cheaper than New York City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.2% less in Nairobi
- Groceries
-
pay 63.0% less in Nairobi
- Transportation
-
pay 24.4% less in Nairobi
- Housing
-
pay 77.4% less in Nairobi
- Childcare
-
pay 90.7% less in Nairobi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 71.6% less in Nairobi
- Clothing
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pay 59.2% less in Nairobi
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Nairobi.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of New York City, you would:
pay 73.2% less for restaurants
|
New York City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$3.85
KES498.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
|
$0.66
KES85.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
|
$0.53
KES68.82
|
|
pay 63.0% less for groceries
|
New York City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.82
|
$0.56
KES72.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.52
|
$5.59
KES722.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$3.35
KES433.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
|
$1.70
KES220.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.82
|
$2.71
KES350.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.25
|
$1.26
KES163.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$0.50
KES64.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.87
KES112.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$0.46
KES59.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
|
$0.48
KES62.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.56
KES71.90
|
|
pay 24.4% less for transportation
|
New York City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
|
$6.17
KES798.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$132.50
|
$30.83
KES3,984.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$19,266.80
KES2,490,233.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.40
|
$13.87
KES1,792.97
|
|
pay 77.4% less for housing
|
New York City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.20
|
$39.39
KES5,091.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$4,097.13
|
$428.53
KES55,387.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,883.17
|
$166.44
KES21,511.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.26
|
$22.39
KES2,894.23
|
|
pay 90.7% less for childcare
|
New York City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,253.56
|
$166.67
KES21,542.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$59,000.00
|
$8,008.06
KES1,035,041.33
|
|
pay 71.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
New York City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.00
|
$2.31
KES298.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.95
|
$2.24
KES289.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.00
|
$3.08
KES398.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$148.06
|
$44.12
KES5,702.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.00
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
|
pay 59.2% less for clothing
|
New York City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.92
|
$16.84
KES2,176.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.62
|
$22.95
KES2,966.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
|
$61.84
KES7,992.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$168.36
|
$52.50
KES6,785.85
|
|
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