University Student

Rent: 1,800 Ksh/month ($28/m)

Food: 4,000 Ksh/month ($60/m)

Soda bottle: 20 Ksh ($0.30)

Transport: 30-40Ksh ($0.40-$0.60) from one part of Nairobi to any other part of Nairobi

Eating out dowtown: 200Ksh - 500 Ksh ($3 - $7)

Eating out in the village: 3 eggs, 2 andazi, chai 50 Ksh ($0.65)

Hi,


You must be crazy!

These are the real Costs of Libing in Nairobi such as follows:

2 bedroom Flat in near CBD or any other secured decent Surbub: From 40,000 to 100,000 Ksh per month (450 to 1,100 US), exclusive of Water, Energiy, etc...

A Dinner for One with Steak and Wine: From 3,000 KSH (35 US$) and above.

A Bottle of Beer: Supermarket between 1 US$ and 2 US$, Retsaurant: 3 - 4 US$.

Taxi within CBD: Between 5 and 7 US$, anything outside CBD from 8 US$ and until 30 US$.
Taxi from Airport to CBD: 1,500 . 2,000 KSH (17 - 22 US$)

Hotel Hilton: 330 US$ Doubleroom a Night without Breakfast, Special Discounted Rates sometimes
available, from 90 Dollars a Single bed Only and above.

I live in Nairobi in the middle-upper state area, Monthly costs are like as follows

Rent: 1000 USD for an apartment of 3bedrooms with a balcony and 2parking slots.The service charge is included in the rent for the maintenance of the compound.

Utilities: like Water and power and cable(what is dstv in kenya)and internet and some other extras come to about 480 -500 USD

Food and other household shopping varies but i probably spend between 500-700 USD when it comes to house stuff and food.

School is a big load especiallly for private international schools.. roughly costing 2,500 USD every term for tuition and lunch and some extras.

Fuel has become crazy in Kenya and shot up so much to 1.5 USD per litre compared to how low it used to be and of course medical cover and dentists cost an arm and a leg..Especially if you want good medical attention or even medical cover.medical cover annually for an international company is minimum 1,500USD.

rent is Sh 60,000/monthly, food for a family of five Sh 2500 daily,

transport using small famility car is Sh 1500 daily.

Clothing is roughly Sh 50,000 per family member per annum.

Water, electricity, internet, and Newspapers/Magazines for my family is roughly sh 500/daily.

Regards