Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 20.5% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.48
|
$3.85
KES498.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.24
|
$6.17
KES798.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
$0.66
KES85.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.98
|
$0.53
KES68.94
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.55
|
$0.56
KES72.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.31
|
$5.59
KES723.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.61
|
$3.35
KES433.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.55
|
$1.70
KES220.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.28
|
$2.71
KES350.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.62
|
$1.26
KES163.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.72
|
$0.50
KES64.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.19
|
$0.87
KES113.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.63
|
$0.46
KES59.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.69
|
$0.48
KES62.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.53
|
$0.56
KES72.02
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.76
|
$6.17
KES799.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.96
|
$30.83
KES3,991.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC218,700.50
|
$19,266.80
KES2,494,449.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC292.42
|
$13.87
KES1,796.00
|
|
pay 50.8% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.67
|
$39.39
KES5,100.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,508.72
|
$428.53
KES55,481.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,613.31
|
$166.44
KES21,548.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC713.14
|
$22.39
KES2,899.13
|
|
pay 21.8% more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,402.18
|
$166.67
KES21,579.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,219.47
|
$8,008.06
KES1,036,793.35
|
|
pay 3.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
$2.31
KES299.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.33
|
$2.24
KES290.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.99
|
$3.08
KES399.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC268.27
|
$44.12
KES5,711.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.11
|
$6.17
KES798.22
|
|
pay 56.3% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC631.11
|
$16.84
KES2,180.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC418.66
|
$22.95
KES2,971.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC981.03
|
$61.84
KES8,005.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC947.70
|
$52.50
KES6,797.33
|
|
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