Cost of living comparison

Yogyakarta, Indonesia

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Yogyakarta Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 74.8% more expensive than Yogyakarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 18.6% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 34.8% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.3% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 26.9% less in Nairobi

The cost of transportation, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Nairobi are more expensive than in Yogyakarta. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Yogyakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Yogyakarta	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.28 IDR20,786.71	$3.85 KES499.01	+202.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.03 IDR49,368.44	$6.17 KES798.42	+103.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 IDR8,166.21	$0.66 KES85.82	+32.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 IDR3,897.51	$0.53 KES68.95	+122.6%
Average			+115.1%

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pay 18.6% more for groceries

	Yogyakarta	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 IDR18,280.99	$0.56 KES72.27	-50.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.39 IDR55,214.70	$5.59 KES723.88	+65.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.57 IDR74,506.07	$3.35 KES434.03	-26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.25 IDR20,404.24	$1.70 KES220.50	+36.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.20 IDR19,485.99	$2.71 KES350.89	+126.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 IDR13,907.34	$1.26 KES163.65	+48.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 IDR8,367.98	$0.50 KES64.70	-2.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 IDR10,489.43	$0.87 KES113.15	+35.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 IDR7,425.11	$0.46 KES59.19	+0.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 IDR7,526.11	$0.48 KES62.48	+4.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 IDR13,461.13	$0.56 KES72.04	-32.6%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Yogyakarta	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.36 IDR54,696.58	$6.17 KES799.59	+84.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.98 IDR113,703.31	$30.83 KES3,992.08	+341.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,032.71 IDR342,772,866.46	$19,266.80 KES2,495,050.69	-8.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.01 IDR49,108.61	$13.87 KES1,796.44	+360.4%
Average			+194.4%

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pay 34.8% more for housing

	Yogyakarta	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.23 IDR394,947.51	$39.39 KES5,101.35	+62.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$191.32 IDR3,118,006.67	$428.53 KES55,494.39	+124.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.32 IDR3,118,006.67	$166.44 KES21,553.40	-13.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.14 IDR556,350.21	$22.39 KES2,899.83	-34.4%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Yogyakarta	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$69.09 IDR1,125,946.85	$166.67 KES21,584.38	+141.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,381.92 IDR71,412,746.07	$8,008.06 KES1,037,043.35	+82.8%
Average			+112.0%

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pay 75.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Yogyakarta	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 IDR41,573.42	$2.31 KES299.41	-9.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.32 IDR21,566.21	$2.24 KES290.20	+69.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.26 IDR36,896.41	$3.08 KES399.21	+36.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.94 IDR259,833.89	$44.12 KES5,713.16	+176.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.03 IDR49,368.44	$6.17 KES798.42	+103.5%
Average			+75.3%

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pay 26.9% less for clothing

	Yogyakarta	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.28 IDR558,642.86	$16.84 KES2,181.15	-50.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.23 IDR476,362.13	$22.95 KES2,971.88	-21.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.98 IDR1,205,629.25	$61.84 KES8,007.92	-16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.84 IDR1,056,657.82	$52.50 KES6,798.97	-19.0%
Average			-26.9%

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