Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 31.9% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Riga, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$3.85
KES498.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.99
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.38
|
$0.66
KES85.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$0.53
KES68.82
|
|
pay 13.8% less for groceries
|
Riga
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.50
|
$0.56
KES72.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.49
|
$5.59
KES722.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.65
|
$3.35
KES433.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.74
|
$1.70
KES220.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.05
|
$2.71
KES350.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$1.26
KES163.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.50
KES64.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$0.87
KES112.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.46
|
$0.46
KES59.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.48
KES62.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.56
KES71.90
|
|
pay 5.2% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.49
|
$6.17
KES798.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.83
|
$30.83
KES3,984.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€26,871.15
|
$19,266.80
KES2,490,233.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.79
|
$13.87
KES1,792.97
|
|
pay 10.7% less for housing
|
Riga
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.95
|
$39.39
KES5,091.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€514.32
|
$428.53
KES55,387.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€352.57
|
$166.44
KES21,511.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€234.50
|
$22.39
KES2,894.23
|
|
pay 54.8% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€515.84
|
$166.67
KES21,542.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,931.67
|
$8,008.06
KES1,035,041.33
|
|
pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$2.31
KES298.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.25
|
$2.24
KES289.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€5.04
|
$3.08
KES398.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€44.11
|
$44.12
KES5,702.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
|
pay 54.2% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€78.46
|
$16.84
KES2,176.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€41.97
|
$22.95
KES2,966.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€88.57
|
$61.84
KES7,992.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€116.03
|
$52.50
KES6,785.85
|
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