Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 68.6% more expensive than Syria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.9% more in Nairobi
- Groceries
-
pay 60.1% more in Nairobi
- Transportation
-
pay 49.7% more in Nairobi
- Housing
-
pay 26.2% more in Nairobi
- Childcare
-
pay 3.7 times more in Nairobi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 90.0% more in Nairobi
- Clothing
-
pay 20.4% less in Nairobi
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, housing, and restaurants in Nairobi are more expensive than in Syria. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Nairobi.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Syria, you would:
pay 6.9% more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
$3.85
KES498.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$0.66
KES85.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$0.53
KES68.82
|
|
pay 60.1% more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$0.56
KES72.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$5.59
KES722.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$3.35
KES433.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$1.70
KES220.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$2.71
KES350.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$1.26
KES163.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$0.50
KES64.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$0.87
KES112.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$0.46
KES59.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$0.48
KES62.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$0.56
KES71.90
|
|
pay 49.7% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$6.17
KES798.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$30.83
KES3,984.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$19,266.80
KES2,490,233.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$13.87
KES1,792.97
|
|
pay 26.2% more for housing
|
Syria
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$39.39
KES5,091.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$428.53
KES55,387.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$166.44
KES21,511.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$22.39
KES2,894.23
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$166.67
KES21,542.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$8,008.06
KES1,035,041.33
|
|
pay 90.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$2.31
KES298.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$2.24
KES289.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$3.08
KES398.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$44.12
KES5,702.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
|
pay 20.4% less for clothing
|
Syria
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$16.84
KES2,176.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$22.95
KES2,966.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$61.84
KES7,992.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$52.50
KES6,785.85
|
|
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