Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 9.7% cheaper than Pretoria.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 22.9% less for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
$3.85
KES498.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR85.79
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.47
|
$0.66
KES85.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.88
|
$0.53
KES68.82
|
|
pay 1.6% less for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.67
|
$0.56
KES72.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR67.72
|
$5.59
KES722.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR90.00
|
$3.35
KES433.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR42.99
|
$1.70
KES220.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR38.04
|
$2.71
KES350.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.65
|
$1.26
KES163.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.54
|
$0.50
KES64.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.29
|
$0.87
KES112.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.80
|
$0.46
KES59.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.72
|
$0.48
KES62.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.68
|
$0.56
KES71.90
|
|
pay 7.1% more for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR92.59
|
$6.17
KES798.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,196.54
|
$30.83
KES3,984.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
|
$19,266.80
KES2,490,233.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR160.75
|
$13.87
KES1,792.97
|
|
pay 31.6% less for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR716.82
|
$39.39
KES5,091.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,626.66
|
$428.53
KES55,387.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,947.15
|
$166.44
KES21,511.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,575.91
|
$22.39
KES2,894.23
|
|
pay 21.8% more for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,968.66
|
$166.67
KES21,542.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
|
$8,008.06
KES1,035,041.33
|
|
pay 4.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR43.70
|
$2.31
KES298.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR36.56
|
$2.24
KES289.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
$3.08
KES398.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR626.67
|
$44.12
KES5,702.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR143.06
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
|
pay 44.8% less for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR899.18
|
$16.84
KES2,176.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR634.69
|
$22.95
KES2,966.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
|
$61.84
KES7,992.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,800.82
|
$52.50
KES6,785.85
|
|
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