Cost of living comparison

Queenstown, New Zealand

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Queenstown Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 41.9% cheaper than Queenstown.

Restaurants: pay 60.9% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 43.0% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 20.1% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 62.3% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 10.6% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.2% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 49.0% less in Nairobi

Expenses including housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Queenstown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.9% less for restaurants

	Queenstown	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.75 NZ$17.86	$3.85 KES499.01	-64.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$14.89	$6.17 KES798.42	-31.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 NZ$3.64	$0.66 KES85.82	-69.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.45 NZ$4.07	$0.53 KES68.95	-78.3%
Average			-60.9%

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pay 43.0% less for groceries

	Queenstown	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.29	$0.56 KES72.27	-71.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 NZ$6.62	$5.59 KES723.88	+40.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.88 NZ$13.10	$3.35 KES434.03	-57.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.30 NZ$8.80	$1.70 KES220.50	-67.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.56 NZ$7.58	$2.71 KES350.89	-40.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 NZ$2.25	$1.26 KES163.65	-6.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 NZ$2.23	$0.50 KES64.70	-62.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.46 NZ$2.43	$0.87 KES113.15	-40.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.67 NZ$4.43	$0.46 KES59.19	-82.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 NZ$1.46	$0.48 KES62.48	-45.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 NZ$1.48	$0.56 KES72.04	-37.7%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 20.1% less for transportation

	Queenstown	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.23 NZ$10.35	$6.17 KES799.59	-0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.83 KES3,992.08
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,200.81 NZ$48,521.32	$19,266.80 KES2,495,050.69	-34.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.62 NZ$30.94	$13.87 KES1,796.44	-25.5%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 62.3% less for housing

	Queenstown	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.44 NZ$87.13	$39.39 KES5,101.35	-24.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,400.69 NZ$2,327.45	$428.53 KES55,494.39	-69.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,269.08 NZ$2,108.76	$166.44 KES21,553.40	-86.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.74 NZ$115.88	$22.39 KES2,899.83	-67.9%
Average			-62.3%

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pay 10.6% less for childcare

	Queenstown	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.26 NZ$620.22	$166.67 KES21,584.38	-55.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,972.15 NZ$9,923.57	$8,008.06 KES1,037,043.35	+34.1%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Queenstown	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.97 NZ$9.92	$2.31 KES299.41	-61.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.40 NZ$5.64	$2.24 KES290.20	-34.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.89 NZ$39.69	$3.08 KES399.21	-87.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.03 NZ$94.77	$44.12 KES5,713.16	-22.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.96 NZ$14.89	$6.17 KES798.42	-31.2%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 49.0% less for clothing

	Queenstown	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.69 NZ$109.16	$16.84 KES2,181.15	-74.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 NZ$57.89	$22.95 KES2,971.88	-34.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.58 NZ$148.85	$61.84 KES8,007.92	-31.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.94 NZ$200.95	$52.50 KES6,798.97	-56.6%
Average			-49.0%

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