Cost of living comparison

Victoria, Seychelles

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 40.7% cheaper than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 67.5% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 40.7% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 19.1% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 70.2% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 5.1% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.0% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 36.1% less in Nairobi

Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Victoria, you would:

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pay 67.5% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.76 SCR240.09	$3.85 KES498.82	-77.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 SCR139.13	$6.17 KES798.11	-36.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75 SCR39.46	$0.66 KES85.79	-75.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.71 SCR38.85	$0.53 KES68.93	-80.4%
Average			-67.5%

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pay 40.7% less for groceries

	Victoria	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.29 SCR32.83	$0.56 KES72.25	-75.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.13 SCR259.65	$5.59 KES723.60	-69.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 SCR107.71	$3.35 KES433.86	-55.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.58 SCR51.22	$1.70 KES220.41	-52.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 SCR42.96	$2.71 KES350.75	-9.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.92	$1.26 KES163.59	+30.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR15.73	$0.50 KES64.68	-54.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.92	$0.87 KES113.11	-10.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.27 SCR46.79	$0.46 KES59.17	-86.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 SCR11.78	$0.48 KES62.46	-41.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SCR10.46	$0.56 KES72.01	-23.8%
Average			-40.7%

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pay 19.1% less for transportation

	Victoria	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.82 SCR83.33	$6.17 KES799.28	+6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.82 SCR384.14	$30.83 KES3,990.54	+15.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,617.26 SCR381,304.84	$19,266.80 KES2,494,087.35	-27.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.18 SCR661.58	$13.87 KES1,795.74	-70.0%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 70.2% less for housing

	Victoria	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$163.87 SCR2,347.55	$39.39 KES5,099.38	-76.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.92 SCR14,037.78	$428.53 KES55,472.96	-56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$794.53 SCR11,382.05	$166.44 KES21,545.08	-79.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.52 SCR1,053.14	$22.39 KES2,898.71	-69.5%
Average			-70.2%

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pay 5.1% less for childcare

	Victoria	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.60 SCR2,400.90	$166.67 KES21,576.04	-0.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,868.55 SCR127,046.20	$8,008.06 KES1,036,642.95	-9.7%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.07 SCR58.25	$2.31 KES299.29	-43.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.16 SCR73.95	$2.24 KES290.08	-56.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.89 SCR327.86	$3.08 KES399.05	-86.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.81 SCR1,372.50	$44.12 KES5,710.95	-54.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 SCR80.03	$6.17 KES798.11	+10.4%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 36.1% less for clothing

	Victoria	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.58 SCR982.48	$16.84 KES2,180.31	-75.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.30 SCR419.71	$22.95 KES2,970.74	-21.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.44 SCR1,052.08	$61.84 KES8,004.83	-15.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.39 SCR1,094.37	$52.50 KES6,796.35	-31.3%
Average			-36.1%

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