Cost of living comparison

Wellington, New Zealand

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 53.9% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 63.8% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 44.0% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 36.8% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 67.3% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 58.8% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.7% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 61.0% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.8% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$24.81	$3.85 KES499.01	-74.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$14.89	$6.17 KES798.42	-31.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.28	$0.66 KES85.82	-74.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.58	$0.53 KES68.95	-75.3%
Average			-63.8%

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pay 44.0% less for groceries

	Wellington	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.26	$0.56 KES72.27	-71.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$6.89	$5.59 KES723.88	+34.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$11.60	$3.35 KES434.03	-52.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$11.37	$1.70 KES220.50	-75.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$8.41	$2.71 KES350.89	-46.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.32	$1.26 KES163.65	-9.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.81	$0.50 KES64.70	-54.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.45	$0.87 KES113.15	-40.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.34	$0.46 KES59.19	-82.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.68	$0.48 KES62.48	-52.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.39	$0.56 KES72.04	-33.7%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 36.8% less for transportation

	Wellington	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$10.67	$6.17 KES799.59	-3.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$211.97	$30.83 KES3,992.08	-75.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$57,060.55	$19,266.80 KES2,495,050.69	-43.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$30.27	$13.87 KES1,796.44	-23.8%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 67.3% less for housing

	Wellington	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$90.17	$39.39 KES5,101.35	-27.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,471.44	$428.53 KES55,494.39	-71.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,218.58	$166.44 KES21,553.40	-87.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$222.84	$22.39 KES2,899.83	-83.3%
Average			-67.3%

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pay 58.8% less for childcare

	Wellington	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,448.01	$166.67 KES21,584.38	-80.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$21,019.37	$8,008.06 KES1,037,043.35	-36.7%
Average			-58.8%

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pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$11.91	$2.31 KES299.41	-67.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$5.67	$2.24 KES290.20	-34.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$40.64	$3.08 KES399.21	-87.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$66.21	$44.12 KES5,713.16	+10.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$20.34	$6.17 KES798.42	-49.6%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 61.0% less for clothing

	Wellington	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$125.92	$16.84 KES2,181.15	-77.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$91.54	$22.95 KES2,971.88	-58.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$198.47	$61.84 KES8,007.92	-48.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$215.34	$52.50 KES6,798.97	-59.5%
Average			-61.0%

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