Today we look at moving to Nairobi in Kenya from Jerusalem in Israel. We highlight cost of living and other major differences likely to be experienced in our series of short blogs on moving between different international locations.
In Nairobi people speak Swahili and English. In Jerusalem people speak Hebrew, Arabic.
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its largest city.
Nairobi is the regional headquarters of several international companies and organiations. Goods manufactured in Nairobi include clothing, textiles, building materials, processed foods, beverages, cigarettes. Historically, Jerusalem's economy was supported almost exclusively by religious pilgrims, as it was located far from the major ports of Jaffa and Gaza. Jerusalem's religious landmarks today remain the top draw for foreign visitors, with the majority of tourists visiting the Western Wall and the Old City. The government, centered in Jerusalem, generates a large number of jobs, and offers subsidies and incentives for new business initiatives and start-ups.
The overall cost of living rank in Nairobi is 257 out of 300 global locations, which equates it with low cost of living locations. An expatriate moving from Jerusalem to Nairobi will experience a change in cost of living of -25.7%.
In terms of the hardship people are likely to experience, assessed in global terms, Nairobi is ranked as a high degree of hardship location with a hardship index of 30% the same as Jerusalem.
Source: http://www.xpatulator.com as at July 2011.
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Kenya, Nairobi Cost of Living April 2010
Country Full Name: The Republic of Kenya.
Location: Kenya is in Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania.
Country Climate: Varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior.
Country Terrain: Low plains rise to central highlands bisected by Great Rift Valley; fertile plateau in west.
Major Languages: Swahili, English.
Major Religions: Christianity.
Country Population: 35.3 million (2008 est.) 35.9 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Kenya is market-based, with some state-owned infrastructure enterprises, and maintains a liberalized external trade system. The economy?s heavy dependence on rain-fed agriculture and the tourism sector leaves it vulnerable to cycles of boom and bust. The agricultural sector employs nearly 75 percent of the country?s 37 million people. Half of the sector?s output remains subsistence production.
Currency: Kenyan Shilling (KES).
Country Inflation: 13.1% (2008 est.) 12% (2009 est.).
City: Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya.
City Economy: Nairobi is the regional headquarters of several international companies and organiations. Goods manufactured in Nairobi include clothing, textiles, building materials, processed foods, beverages, cigarettes.
Cost of Living: Nairobi has an overall cost of living index which equates it with low cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Nairobi is currently ranked 212 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
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Location: Kenya is in Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania.
Country Climate: Varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior.
Country Terrain: Low plains rise to central highlands bisected by Great Rift Valley; fertile plateau in west.
Major Languages: Swahili, English.
Major Religions: Christianity.
Country Population: 35.3 million (2008 est.) 35.9 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Kenya is market-based, with some state-owned infrastructure enterprises, and maintains a liberalized external trade system. The economy?s heavy dependence on rain-fed agriculture and the tourism sector leaves it vulnerable to cycles of boom and bust. The agricultural sector employs nearly 75 percent of the country?s 37 million people. Half of the sector?s output remains subsistence production.
Currency: Kenyan Shilling (KES).
Country Inflation: 13.1% (2008 est.) 12% (2009 est.).
City: Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya.
City Economy: Nairobi is the regional headquarters of several international companies and organiations. Goods manufactured in Nairobi include clothing, textiles, building materials, processed foods, beverages, cigarettes.
Cost of Living: Nairobi has an overall cost of living index which equates it with low cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Nairobi is currently ranked 212 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
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