Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 50.2% cheaper than Townsville.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Townsville, you would:
pay 70.2% less for restaurants
Townsville
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.94
A$29.32
|
$3.85
KES495.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
A$14.66
|
$5.38
KES693.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
A$3.58
|
$0.59
KES75.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
A$3.30
|
$0.49
KES63.10
|
|
pay 40.0% less for groceries
Townsville
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
A$3.02
|
$0.56
KES72.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
A$4.40
|
$5.70
KES733.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.72
A$9.88
|
$3.37
KES434.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
A$5.50
|
$1.69
KES218.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.47
A$5.10
|
$2.67
KES343.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
A$2.21
|
$1.12
KES143.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
A$1.59
|
$0.42
KES53.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
A$2.00
|
$0.78
KES99.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
A$3.19
|
$0.41
KES52.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
A$1.88
|
$0.42
KES54.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
A$1.44
|
$0.48
KES61.19
|
|
pay 4.9% less for transportation
Townsville
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
A$6.38
|
$6.09
KES784.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.26
A$109.22
|
$34.46
KES4,438.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,260.59
A$34,211.79
|
$18,461.54
KES2,377,791.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.03
A$16.23
|
$12.62
KES1,624.82
|
|
pay 52.5% less for housing
Townsville
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.88
A$58.65
|
$40.57
KES5,225.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$908.27
A$1,335.89
|
$418.88
KES53,950.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$841.81
A$1,238.14
|
$196.01
KES25,244.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.58
A$174.41
|
$22.29
KES2,871.22
|
|
pay 87.6% less for childcare
Townsville
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,182.97
A$1,739.91
|
$146.63
KES18,886.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,624.54
KES982,018.35
|
|
pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports
Townsville
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.31
A$9.29
|
$2.31
KES297.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.19
A$4.69
|
$2.24
KES288.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$33.23
A$48.87
|
$2.69
KES346.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.87
A$61.58
|
$45.86
KES5,906.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.29
A$19.55
|
$6.15
KES792.60
|
|
pay 50.6% less for clothing
Townsville
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.58
A$93.51
|
$18.56
KES2,390.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.17
A$78.20
|
$24.95
KES3,212.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.88
A$107.20
|
$57.17
KES7,363.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.84
A$179.20
|
$52.46
KES6,756.85
|
|
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