Cost of living comparison

Yerevan, Armenia

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 13.1% cheaper than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 35.6% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 6.0% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 85.9% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 31.9% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 33.5% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.3% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 65.2% less in Nairobi

The cost of transportation and groceries in Nairobi are more expensive than in Yerevan. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nairobi. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.6% less for restaurants

	Yerevan	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.57 AMD4,514.82	$3.85 KES497.08	-66.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,511.53	$6.17 KES795.33	-31.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 AMD387.38	$0.66 KES85.49	-33.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 AMD232.89	$0.53 KES68.69	-10.8%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 6.0% more for groceries

	Yerevan	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 AMD336.82	$0.56 KES72.00	-35.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 AMD1,574.00	$5.59 KES721.09	+38.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 AMD2,434.03	$3.35 KES432.35	-46.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 AMD960.54	$1.70 KES219.65	-30.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 AMD1,316.34	$2.71 KES349.53	-19.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD217.78	$1.26 KES163.02	+126.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 AMD321.84	$0.50 KES64.45	-39.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 AMD308.30	$0.87 KES112.71	+10.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AMD393.42	$0.46 KES58.97	-54.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD130.92	$0.48 KES62.24	+43.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD125.29	$0.56 KES71.76	+73.2%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 85.9% more for transportation

	Yerevan	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 AMD2,064.00	$6.17 KES796.50	+16.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD5,016.47	$30.83 KES3,976.67	+139.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD12,039,529.79	$19,266.80 KES2,485,417.29	-37.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 AMD1,665.47	$13.87 KES1,789.50	+224.9%
Average			+85.9%

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pay 31.9% less for housing

	Yerevan	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.21 AMD8,665.05	$39.39 KES5,081.66	+77.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$931.30 AMD363,272.82	$428.53 KES55,280.12	-54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$625.77 AMD244,093.86	$166.44 KES21,470.18	-73.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.60 AMD38,461.79	$22.39 KES2,888.63	-77.3%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 33.5% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.24 AMD145,979.30	$166.67 KES21,501.04	-55.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,037.50 AMD3,525,270.30	$8,008.06 KES1,033,039.32	-11.4%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 17.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 AMD802.64	$2.31 KES298.25	+12.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.76 AMD1,467.55	$2.24 KES289.07	-40.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD1,003.29	$3.08 KES397.67	+19.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.02 AMD41,353.58	$44.12 KES5,691.10	-58.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 AMD3,009.88	$6.17 KES795.33	-20.1%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 65.2% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.12 AMD43,343.75	$16.84 KES2,172.73	-84.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.96 AMD24,947.27	$22.95 KES2,960.41	-64.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD54,581.10	$61.84 KES7,977.01	-55.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 AMD46,587.75	$52.50 KES6,772.72	-56.0%
Average			-65.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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