Cost of living comparison

Peru

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 8.2% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.4% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 19.2% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 18.6% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 0.1% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 47.1% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 24.0% less in Nairobi

The cost of childcare, groceries, and transportation in Nairobi are more expensive than in Peru. Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.4% less for restaurants

	Peru	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.74 PEN13.66	$3.85 KES498.43	+3.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.76 PEN21.05	$6.17 KES797.49	+7.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 PEN3.41	$0.66 KES85.72	-29.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 PEN1.71	$0.53 KES68.87	+13.4%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 19.2% more for groceries

	Peru	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.12 PEN7.74	$0.56 KES72.19	-73.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 PEN11.76	$5.59 KES723.04	+73.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.63 PEN16.91	$3.35 KES433.53	-27.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 PEN9.77	$1.70 KES220.24	-36.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 PEN8.78	$2.71 KES350.48	+12.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 PEN2.59	$1.26 KES163.46	+77.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.41	$0.50 KES64.63	+29.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.60	$0.87 KES113.02	+99.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 PEN1.66	$0.46 KES59.13	+0.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.58	$0.48 KES62.41	+11.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 PEN1.42	$0.56 KES71.96	+43.2%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 18.6% more for transportation

	Peru	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.19 PEN18.95	$6.17 KES798.66	+19.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.61 PEN64.30	$30.83 KES3,987.46	+75.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,522.48 PEN74,948.11	$19,266.80 KES2,492,160.67	-6.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.04 PEN58.58	$13.87 KES1,794.36	-13.5%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 0.1% less for housing

	Peru	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.54 PEN104.23	$39.39 KES5,095.45	+38.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$324.84 PEN1,186.33	$428.53 KES55,430.11	+31.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.27 PEN873.80	$166.44 KES21,528.43	-30.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.17 PEN135.74	$22.39 KES2,896.47	-39.8%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 47.1% more for childcare

	Peru	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.53 PEN622.79	$166.67 KES21,559.38	-2.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,073.87 PEN14,877.78	$8,008.06 KES1,035,842.14	+96.6%
Average			+47.1%

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pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.47 PEN9.01	$2.31 KES299.06	-6.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 PEN10.39	$2.24 KES289.86	-21.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40 PEN19.72	$3.08 KES398.75	-42.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.14 PEN117.37	$44.12 KES5,706.54	+37.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 PEN18.39	$6.17 KES797.49	+22.4%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 24.0% less for clothing

	Peru	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.67 PEN155.82	$16.84 KES2,178.62	-60.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.03 PEN95.05	$22.95 KES2,968.44	-11.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.63 PEN243.34	$61.84 KES7,998.65	-7.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.87 PEN229.59	$52.50 KES6,791.10	-16.5%
Average			-24.0%

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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: May 2025

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