Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 6.9% more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
|
St. George's
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.85
KES498.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.66
KES85.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.53
KES68.82
|
|
pay 36.1% less for groceries
|
St. George's
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$0.56
KES72.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$5.59
KES722.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$3.35
KES433.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$1.70
KES220.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$2.71
KES350.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.26
KES163.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.50
KES64.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$0.87
KES112.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$0.46
KES59.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.48
KES62.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.56
KES71.90
|
|
pay 28.4% less for transportation
|
St. George's
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$6.17
KES798.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$30.83
KES3,984.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$19,266.80
KES2,490,233.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$13.87
KES1,792.97
|
|
pay 42.7% less for housing
|
St. George's
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$39.39
KES5,091.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$428.53
KES55,387.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$166.44
KES21,511.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$22.39
KES2,894.23
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
St. George's
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$166.67
KES21,542.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$8,008.06
KES1,035,041.33
|
|
pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
St. George's
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.31
KES298.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.24
KES289.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.08
KES398.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$44.12
KES5,702.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
|
St. George's
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$16.84
KES2,176.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$22.95
KES2,966.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$61.84
KES7,992.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$52.50
KES6,785.85
|
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