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Nairobi vs. Belize City Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 90.6% more expensive than Belize City.

Restaurants: pay 33.5% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 34.0% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 21.5% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 10.4% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 8.2 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.7% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 26.2% less in Nairobi

The cost of childcare and transportation in Nairobi are more expensive than in Belize City. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nairobi. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Belize City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Belize City, you would:

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pay 33.5% less for restaurants

	Belize City	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.60 BZD13.27	$5.80 KES750.88	-12.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50 BZD15.08	$6.97 KES901.06	-7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BZD3.01	$0.70 KES90.79	-53.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 BZD2.88	$0.55 KES71.04	-61.7%
Average			-33.5%

Belize City vs. Nairobi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.0% less for groceries

	Belize City	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 BZD2.66	$0.55 KES70.69	-58.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.42 BZD6.87	$5.57 KES720.08	+63.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.92 BZD27.99	$3.36 KES434.10	-75.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 BZD4.77	$1.64 KES212.73	-30.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.75 BZD7.55	$2.92 KES377.51	-22.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.74 BZD3.50	$1.41 KES181.96	-19.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BZD1.32	$0.47 KES61.40	-27.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 BZD1.95	$0.89 KES115.07	-8.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 BZD3.05	$0.46 KES59.01	-69.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 BZD3.18	$0.49 KES63.50	-69.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.15 BZD2.31	$0.51 KES65.52	-56.0%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 21.5% more for transportation

	Belize City	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.96 BZD14.00	$5.40 KES698.38	-22.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 BZD40.22	$30.96 KES4,004.71	+54.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,514.56 BZD21,146.48	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	+106.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.84 BZD72.09	$17.03 KES2,202.59	-52.5%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 10.4% less for housing

	Belize City	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.71 BZD110.02	$39.86 KES5,156.50	-27.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$299.75 BZD602.85	$476.96 KES61,695.24	+59.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.46 BZD385.05	$206.31 KES26,686.56	+7.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$158.82 BZD319.41	$29.32 KES3,793.22	-81.5%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 8.2 times more for childcare

	Belize City	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.52 BZD129.75	$224.14 KES28,992.44	+247.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$674.20 BZD1,355.92	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	+1201.6%
Average			+724.5%

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pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Belize City	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 BZD5.03	$2.32 KES300.35	-7.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.83 BZD7.71	$2.37 KES306.55	-38.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 BZD10.06	$3.10 KES400.47	-38.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.72 BZD57.76	$45.30 KES5,859.39	+57.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 BZD16.93	$7.35 KES951.12	-12.6%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 26.2% less for clothing

	Belize City	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.45 BZD75.32	$19.62 KES2,538.28	-47.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.42 BZD55.15	$24.88 KES3,218.07	-9.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.26 BZD165.45	$67.92 KES8,785.33	-17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.59 BZD180.19	$62.28 KES8,055.48	-30.5%
Average			-26.2%

Belize City vs. Nairobi - Cost of clothing

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