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Nairobi

Kenya

One person needs about KES 151,275 a month here, renting a 1-bedroom flat in the centre. A family of four needs about KES 428,134.

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Renting in the city centre. Built from the prices below. What we count

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Item	Typical	Reports
1-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	KES 77,873	0 reports
1-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	KES 56,068	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	KES 163,532	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	KES 116,809	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Milk, 1 LEstimated	KES 89	0 reports
Fresh white bread, 500 gEstimated	KES 247	0 reports
White rice, 1 kgEstimated	KES 344	0 reports
Eggs, 12Estimated	KES 309	0 reports
Local cheese, 1 kgEstimated	KES 1,031	0 reports
Chicken fillets, 1 kgEstimated	KES 894	0 reports
Beef, round or similar, 1 kgEstimated	KES 1,237	0 reports
Apples, 1 kgEstimated	KES 340	0 reports
Bananas, 1 kgEstimated	KES 124	0 reports
Oranges, 1 kgEstimated	KES 309	0 reports
Tomatoes, 1 kgEstimated	KES 340	0 reports
Potatoes, 1 kgEstimated	KES 216	0 reports
Onions, 1 kgEstimated	KES 216	0 reports
Lettuce, 1 headEstimated	KES 173	0 reports
Bottled water, 1.5 LEstimated	KES 151	0 reports
Bottle of mid-range wineEstimated	KES 1,359	0 reports
Local beer, 0.5 L, from a shopEstimated	KES 206	0 reports
Cigarettes, pack of 20Estimated	KES 1,223	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Meal at an inexpensive restaurantEstimated	KES 819	0 reports
Three-course dinner for two, mid-range restaurantEstimated	KES 3,274	0 reports
Fast-food combo mealEstimated	KES 600	0 reports
Cappuccino, regularEstimated	KES 200	0 reports
Local draft beer, 0.5 LEstimated	KES 405	0 reports
Soft drink, 0.33 L, in a caféEstimated	KES 139	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
One-way local transit ticketEstimated	KES 130	0 reports
Monthly public transport passEstimated	KES 5,939	0 reports
Taxi, starting fareEstimated	KES 157	0 reports
Taxi, per kmEstimated	KES 85	0 reports
Petrol, 1 LEstimated	KES 94	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Electricity, water, heating and cooling for 85 m²Estimated	KES 11,678	0 reports
Mobile plan with calls and 10 GB+ dataEstimated	KES 3,710	0 reports
Home internet, 60 Mbps or fasterEstimated	KES 4,019	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Gym membership, monthlyEstimated	KES 4,502		0 reports
Cinema ticketEstimated	KES 900		0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Jeans, Levi's 501 or similarEstimated	KES 6,473	0 reports
Summer dress from a chain storeEstimated	KES 4,250	0 reports
Running shoes, mid-rangeEstimated	KES 10,955	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Private full-day preschool, monthly, one childEstimated	KES 83,725		0 reports
International primary school, yearly, one childEstimated	KES 2,462,719		0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, centreEstimated	KES 373,788		0 reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, outside the centreEstimated	KES 241,405		0 reports

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