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Nairobi vs. Alice Springs Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 25.0% cheaper than Alice Springs.

Restaurants: pay 58.9% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 57.4% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 10.3% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 51.7% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 67.1% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.1% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 12.9% less in Nairobi

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Alice Springs Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Alice Springs, you would:

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pay 58.9% less for restaurants

	Alice Springs	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.08 A$19.67	$5.80 KES747.37	-55.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.75	$6.97 KES896.85	-29.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 A$3.84	$0.70 KES90.36	-72.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.53 A$3.81	$0.55 KES70.70	-78.3%
Average			-58.9%

Alice Springs vs. Nairobi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.4% less for groceries

	Alice Springs	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 A$3.29	$0.55 KES70.35	-75.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.57 KES716.71
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.39 A$8.10	$3.36 KES432.07	-37.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.67 A$7.02	$1.64 KES211.74	-64.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 A$8.62	$2.92 KES375.75	-49.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 A$2.42	$1.41 KES181.11	-12.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.93 A$2.90	$0.47 KES61.12	-75.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 A$2.81	$0.89 KES114.54	-52.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.26 A$4.91	$0.46 KES58.73	-86.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.23	$0.49 KES63.20	-66.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 A$1.67	$0.51 KES65.21	-54.3%
Average			-57.4%

Alice Springs vs. Nairobi - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.3% less for transportation

	Alice Springs	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 A$7.36	$5.40 KES695.11	+10.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.88 A$85.52	$30.96 KES3,985.98	-45.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,772.43 A$44,757.10	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	-27.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.04 A$21.10	$17.03 KES2,192.29	+21.3%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 51.7% less for housing

	Alice Springs	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.07 A$99.33	$39.86 KES5,132.38	-39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$619.28 A$930.97	$476.96 KES61,406.69	-23.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$567.50 A$853.12	$206.31 KES26,561.75	-63.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$150.08 A$225.61	$29.32 KES3,775.48	-80.5%
Average			-51.7%

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pay 67.1% more for childcare

	Alice Springs	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,338.88 A$2,012.74	$224.14 KES28,856.84	-83.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,763.88 A$4,154.97	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	+217.5%
Average			+67.1%

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pay 51.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Alice Springs	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.05 A$9.10	$2.32 KES298.95	-61.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 A$5.53	$2.37 KES305.12	-35.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.66 A$26.55	$3.10 KES398.60	-82.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.51 A$99.98	$45.30 KES5,831.99	-31.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.08 A$19.67	$7.35 KES946.67	-43.8%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 12.9% less for clothing

	Alice Springs	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.96 A$108.18	$19.62 KES2,526.41	-72.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$11.45 A$17.21	$24.88 KES3,203.02	+117.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$141.74 A$213.08	$67.92 KES8,744.25	-52.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.21 A$167.18	$62.28 KES8,017.80	-44.0%
Average			-12.9%

Alice Springs vs. Nairobi - Cost of clothing

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