Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 1.3% cheaper than Windhoek.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 26.8% less for restaurants
|
Windhoek
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
NAD183.13
|
$3.85
KES498.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD91.51
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD16.96
|
$0.66
KES85.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD14.82
|
$0.53
KES68.82
|
|
pay 9.1% less for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.09
|
$0.56
KES72.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD53.33
|
$5.59
KES722.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD98.52
|
$3.35
KES433.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD53.23
|
$1.70
KES220.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD41.73
|
$2.71
KES350.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.22
|
$1.26
KES163.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.46
|
$0.50
KES64.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD12.77
|
$0.87
KES112.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.65
|
$0.46
KES59.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.38
|
$0.48
KES62.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD16.70
|
$0.56
KES71.90
|
|
pay 32.6% more for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD83.93
|
$6.17
KES798.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD610.42
|
$30.83
KES3,984.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD305,210.94
|
$19,266.80
KES2,490,233.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD127.17
|
$13.87
KES1,792.97
|
|
pay 35.5% less for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,067.98
|
$39.39
KES5,091.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,551.14
|
$428.53
KES55,387.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,407.42
|
$166.44
KES21,511.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,143.37
|
$22.39
KES2,894.23
|
|
pay 24.6% more for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,035.15
|
$166.67
KES21,542.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD94,966.38
|
$8,008.06
KES1,035,041.33
|
|
pay 32.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD30.52
|
$2.31
KES298.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.14
|
$2.24
KES289.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD50.35
|
$3.08
KES398.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD633.14
|
$44.12
KES5,702.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD63.59
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD671.46
|
$16.84
KES2,176.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD483.00
|
$22.95
KES2,966.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,254.76
|
$61.84
KES7,992.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,271.71
|
$52.50
KES6,785.85
|
|
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