Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 54.1% cheaper than United Kingdom overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.3% less in Nairobi
- Groceries
-
pay 29.1% less in Nairobi
- Transportation
-
pay 36.3% less in Nairobi
- Housing
-
pay 79.8% less in Nairobi
- Childcare
-
pay 73.0% less in Nairobi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 48.4% less in Nairobi
- Clothing
-
pay 49.6% less in Nairobi
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Nairobi.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 62.3% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£13.94
|
$3.85
KES499.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£6.90
|
$6.17
KES798.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.66
|
$0.66
KES85.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.17
|
$0.53
KES68.95
|
|
pay 29.1% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.14
|
$0.56
KES72.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.24
|
$5.59
KES723.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.42
|
$3.35
KES434.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£2.81
|
$1.70
KES220.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.76
|
$2.71
KES350.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.92
|
$1.26
KES163.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.50
|
$0.50
KES64.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£0.94
|
$0.87
KES113.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.06
|
$0.46
KES59.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.48
|
$0.48
KES62.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.48
|
$0.56
KES72.04
|
|
pay 36.3% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.27
|
$6.17
KES799.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£73.24
|
$30.83
KES3,992.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£25,969.42
|
$19,266.80
KES2,495,050.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£12.79
|
$13.87
KES1,796.44
|
|
pay 79.8% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£29.38
|
$39.39
KES5,101.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£927.15
|
$428.53
KES55,494.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£761.08
|
$166.44
KES21,553.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£170.89
|
$22.39
KES2,899.83
|
|
pay 73.0% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,116.50
|
$166.67
KES21,584.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£13,889.00
|
$8,008.06
KES1,037,043.35
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.19
|
$2.31
KES299.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.07
|
$2.24
KES290.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£13.02
|
$3.08
KES399.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£33.78
|
$44.12
KES5,713.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£9.61
|
$6.17
KES798.42
|
|
pay 49.6% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£58.47
|
$16.84
KES2,181.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£29.92
|
$22.95
KES2,971.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£67.36
|
$61.84
KES8,007.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£72.11
|
$52.50
KES6,798.97
|
|
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