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Nairobi vs. Ben Arous Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 73.0% more expensive than Ben Arous.

Restaurants: pay 48.3% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 38.1% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 66.9% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.8% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 35.9% less in Nairobi

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Nairobi are more expensive than in Ben Arous. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Ben Arous Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Ben Arous, you would:

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pay 48.3% more for restaurants

	Ben Arous	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.43 TND10.040	$5.80 KES748.32	+69.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.14 TND15.060	$6.97 KES897.98	+35.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 TND1.890	$0.70 KES90.48	+8.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TND0.890	$0.55 KES70.79	+79.7%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 38.1% more for groceries

	Ben Arous	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.21 TND0.600	$0.55 KES70.44	+165.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 TND16.730	$5.57 KES717.62	-2.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.90 TND5.560	$3.36 KES432.61	+76.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 TND4.770	$1.64 KES212.00	+0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.85 TND8.350	$2.92 KES376.22	+2.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 TND2.830	$1.41 KES181.34	+45.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.38 TND4.040	$0.47 KES61.19	-65.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 TND1.550	$0.89 KES114.68	+68.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 TND0.960	$0.46 KES58.81	+39.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 TND1.040	$0.49 KES63.28	+38.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 TND0.990	$0.51 KES65.30	+49.4%
Average			+38.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Ben Arous	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.28 TND9.600	$5.40 KES695.99	+64.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.72 TND40.160	$30.96 KES3,991.02	+125.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,157.36 TND120,479.440	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	-47.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.05 TND8.940	$17.03 KES2,195.06	+457.8%
Average			+150.2%

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pay 66.9% more for housing

	Ben Arous	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.31 TND62.380	$39.86 KES5,138.87	+87.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$188.64 TND552.200	$476.96 KES61,484.32	+152.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.19 TND401.600	$206.31 KES26,595.33	+50.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.96 TND111.120	$29.32 KES3,780.25	-22.8%
Average			+66.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Ben Arous	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$109.75 TND321.280	$224.14 KES28,893.32	+104.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,515.17 TND7,362.630	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	+248.9%
Average			+176.6%

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pay 66.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ben Arous	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 TND4.520	$2.32 KES299.33	+50.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.75 TND2.200	$2.37 KES305.50	+215.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.60 TND10.540	$3.10 KES399.10	-14.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.58 TND95.380	$45.30 KES5,839.36	+39.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.14 TND15.060	$7.35 KES947.87	+42.9%
Average			+66.8%

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pay 35.9% less for clothing

	Ben Arous	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.27 TND132.530	$19.62 KES2,529.60	-56.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.59 TND130.520	$24.88 KES3,207.07	-44.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.40 TND276.340	$67.92 KES8,755.30	-28.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.83 TND213.200	$62.28 KES8,027.94	-14.5%
Average			-35.9%

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