Cost of Living Comparison Between Ubud and Nairobi Cost of Living Comparison Between Ubud and Nairobi

😐 Solo nomad: Ubud is 3.1% more expensive than Nairobi without rent, and 5.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ubud is 4.5% cheaper than Nairobi without rent, and 14.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3 Rp 48.8K

$5.39 KES 696

-44.34%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.52 Rp 203.2K

$38.5 KES 4,976

-67.48%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.18 Rp 51.6K

$6.88 KES 889

-53.78%

Cappuccino

$2.21 Rp 35.9K

$2.48 KES 320

-10.89%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.1 Rp 17.9K

$0.74 KES 96.3

48.65%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.26 Rp 4,217

$0.5 KES 65

-48.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.5 Rp 40.5K

$2.38 KES 308

5.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.2 Rp 51.9K

$2.91 KES 377

9.97%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.49 Rp 24.2K

$0.88 KES 114

69.32%

White Bread (500g)

$1.67 Rp 27K

$0.53 KES 68.1

215.09%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.14 Rp 18.5K

$1.65 KES 214

-30.91%

Eggs

$2.27 Rp 36.9K

$1.67 KES 216

35.93%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.94 Rp 226.3K

$11.8 KES 1,525

18.14%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4 Rp 64.8K

$6.79 KES 878

-41.09%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.3 Rp 183.4K

$5.54 KES 715

103.97%

Apples (1kg)

$3.6 Rp 58.4K

$3.16 KES 409

13.92%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 Rp 24.8K

$1.08 KES 140

41.67%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.65 Rp 43K

$2.14 KES 276

23.83%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.38 Rp 22.4K

$1.01 KES 131

36.63%

Potato (1kg)

$1.58 Rp 25.6K

$1.02 KES 132

54.90%

Onion (1kg)

$2.16 Rp 35.1K

$1.17 KES 151

84.62%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.04 Rp 16.9K

$0.65 KES 84.3

60.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 Rp 9,114

$0.75 KES 96.5

-25.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.23 Rp 36.3K

$3.13 KES 404

-28.75%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.98 Rp 243.2K

$11.69 KES 1,510

28.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.43 Rp 39.5K

$2.18 KES 281

11.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.64 Rp 42.8K

$2.77 KES 359

-4.69%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.32 Rp 5,203

$0.79 KES 103

-59.49%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.12 Rp 164.3K

$30.91 KES 3,995

-67.26%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.49 Rp 7,888

$1.52 KES 197

-67.76%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.34 Rp 5,573

$1.56 KES 201

-78.21%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.04 Rp 98K

$2.87 KES 372

110.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.73 Rp 11.9K

$1.59 KES 206

-54.09%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$26.2K Rp 425.6M

$21.4K KES 2.8M

22.34%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$31.9K Rp 518.5M

$20.2K KES 2.6M

58.22%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$62.6 Rp 1M

$34.87 KES 4,507

79.55%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$4.1 Rp 66.6K

$16.84 KES 2,176

-75.65%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.32 Rp 394.7K

$39.05 KES 5,046

-37.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.6 Rp 366.9K

$42.91 KES 5,546

-47.33%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.26 Rp 101.5K

$19.93 KES 2,576

-68.59%

Cinema Ticket

$3.29 Rp 53.4K

$6.29 KES 813

-47.69%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$93.2 Rp 1.5M

$207 KES 26.7K

-54.89%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,098 Rp 99M

$7,963 KES 1M

-23.42%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$52.8 Rp 857.4K

$18.49 KES 2,390

185.67%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.84 Rp 403.3K

$23.58 KES 3,047

5.34%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.2 Rp 1.4M

$64.1 KES 8,289

32.90%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.5 Rp 1.2M

$56 KES 7,233

29.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$259 Rp 4.2M

$439 KES 56.8K

-41.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$159 Rp 2.6M

$188 KES 24.4K

-15.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$578 Rp 9.4M

$1,125 KES 145.4K

-48.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$336 Rp 5.5M

$430 KES 55.5K

-21.76%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,000 Rp 16.2M

$1,867 KES 241.3K

-46.42%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$860 Rp 14M

$1,085 KES 140.3K

-20.72%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$182 Rp 3M

$413 KES 53.3K

-55.80%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.28

14.84

-10.51%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Ubud: October 29, 2025

Last update for Nairobi: October 28, 2025

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