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Nairobi vs. Baia Mare Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 2.2% more expensive than Baia Mare.

Restaurants: pay 43.3% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 7.3% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 42.9% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 59.1% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 11.3% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.1% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 33.0% less in Nairobi

The cost of housing, transportation, and groceries in Nairobi are more expensive than in Baia Mare. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Baia Mare Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Baia Mare, you would:

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pay 43.3% less for restaurants

	Baia Mare	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.35 RON44.88	$5.80 KES748.32	-43.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON32.41	$6.97 KES897.98	-6.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 RON8.06	$0.70 KES90.48	-62.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RON5.98	$0.55 KES70.79	-60.2%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 7.3% more for groceries

	Baia Mare	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 RON5.49	$0.55 KES70.44	-56.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 RON15.58	$5.57 KES717.62	+54.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 RON21.81	$3.36 KES432.61	-33.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.17 RON13.76	$1.64 KES212.00	-48.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 RON11.76	$2.92 KES376.22	+7.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 RON2.15	$1.41 KES181.34	+183.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 RON3.09	$0.47 KES61.19	-33.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.24	$0.89 KES114.68	+19.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 RON4.45	$0.46 KES58.81	-55.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RON1.99	$0.49 KES63.28	+6.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 RON1.62	$0.51 KES65.30	+35.5%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 42.9% more for transportation

	Baia Mare	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.87 RON25.46	$5.40 KES695.99	-8.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.10 RON69.81	$30.96 KES3,991.02	+92.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,323.13 RON122,792.08	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	-23.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 RON35.02	$17.03 KES2,195.06	+110.8%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 59.1% more for housing

	Baia Mare	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.82 RON51.24	$39.86 KES5,138.87	+237.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$286.61 RON1,242.57	$476.96 KES61,484.32	+66.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.90 RON901.32	$206.31 KES26,595.33	-0.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.13 RON382.10	$29.32 KES3,780.25	-66.7%
Average			+59.1%

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pay 11.3% less for childcare

	Baia Mare	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.56 RON1,866.65	$224.14 KES28,893.32	-47.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,004.32 RON30,366.52	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	+25.3%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Baia Mare	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 RON8.48	$2.32 KES299.33	+18.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 RON9.97	$2.37 KES305.50	+3.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.75 RON24.93	$3.10 KES399.10	-46.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.76 RON224.40	$45.30 KES5,839.36	-12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON29.92	$7.35 KES947.87	+6.5%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 33.0% less for clothing

	Baia Mare	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.49 RON231.88	$19.62 KES2,529.60	-63.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.19 RON165.56	$24.88 KES3,207.07	-34.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.01 RON299.20	$67.92 KES8,755.30	-1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.02 RON398.93	$62.28 KES8,027.94	-32.3%
Average			-33.0%

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