Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 30.2% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
|
Vilnius
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$3.85
KES495.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€7.97
|
$5.38
KES693.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€1.96
|
$0.59
KES75.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$0.49
KES63.12
|
|
pay 19.9% less for groceries
|
Vilnius
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.45
|
$0.56
KES72.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.90
|
$5.70
KES733.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.86
|
$3.37
KES434.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$1.69
KES218.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.05
|
$2.67
KES343.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.12
KES144.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.42
KES53.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.82
|
$0.78
KES99.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.34
|
$0.41
KES52.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
€0.37
|
$0.42
KES54.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.42
|
$0.48
KES61.21
|
|
pay 3.1% more for transportation
|
Vilnius
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.67
|
$6.09
KES784.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.41
€28.88
|
$34.46
KES4,440.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,702.69
€28,233.67
|
$18,461.54
KES2,378,631.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.77
€8.07
|
$12.62
KES1,625.40
|
|
pay 15.7% less for housing
|
Vilnius
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.54
|
$40.57
KES5,227.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$831.85
€764.95
|
$418.88
KES53,969.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$597.45
€549.40
|
$196.01
KES25,253.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.95
€148.01
|
$22.29
KES2,872.24
|
|
pay 39.0% less for childcare
|
Vilnius
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.03
€487.40
|
$146.63
KES18,892.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,088.49
€7,438.04
|
$7,624.54
KES982,365.18
|
|
pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vilnius
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$2.31
KES297.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.11
|
$2.24
KES288.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.26
€4.84
|
$2.69
KES346.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
€32.39
|
$45.86
KES5,908.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.97
|
$6.15
KES792.88
|
|
pay 49.8% less for clothing
|
Vilnius
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.57
€75.01
|
$18.56
KES2,391.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
€32.00
|
$24.95
KES3,213.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.58
€88.82
|
$57.17
KES7,365.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.72
€102.73
|
$52.46
KES6,759.24
|
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