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Nairobi vs. Bialystok Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 8.3% cheaper than Bialystok.

Restaurants: pay 46.6% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 3.9% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 20.8% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 3.5% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 25.1% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.2% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 39.3% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Bialystok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Bialystok, you would:

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pay 46.6% less for restaurants

	Bialystok	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.57 PLN34.37	$5.80 KES748.32	-39.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.20 PLN29.46	$6.97 KES897.98	-15.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 PLN6.75	$0.70 KES90.48	-62.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.43	$0.55 KES70.79	-69.3%
Average			-46.6%

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pay 3.9% more for groceries

	Bialystok	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 PLN4.23	$0.55 KES70.44	-53.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 PLN16.31	$5.57 KES717.62	+22.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN14.62	$3.36 KES432.61	-17.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.10 PLN11.14	$1.64 KES212.00	-47.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 PLN9.91	$2.92 KES376.22	+5.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 PLN1.76	$1.41 KES181.34	+187.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 PLN2.74	$0.47 KES61.19	-37.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 PLN2.82	$0.89 KES114.68	+13.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.45	$0.46 KES58.81	-52.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.48	$0.49 KES63.28	+18.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.82	$0.51 KES65.30
Average			+3.9%

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pay 20.8% more for transportation

	Bialystok	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.53 PLN23.46	$5.40 KES695.99	-17.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.54 PLN127.65	$30.96 KES3,991.02	-12.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,135.02 PLN119,003.69	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	-34.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.86 PLN24.65	$17.03 KES2,195.06	+148.1%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 3.5% less for housing

	Bialystok	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.31 PLN58.59	$39.86 KES5,138.87	+144.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$542.27 PLN1,947.55	$476.96 KES61,484.32	-12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$524.95 PLN1,885.36	$206.31 KES26,595.33	-60.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$205.99 PLN739.81	$29.32 KES3,780.25	-85.8%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 25.1% more for childcare

	Bialystok	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$378.22 PLN1,358.38	$224.14 KES28,893.32	-40.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,593.35 PLN16,496.92	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	+91.0%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bialystok	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.28 PLN11.78	$2.32 KES299.33	-29.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 PLN12.27	$2.37 KES305.50	-30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 PLN19.00	$3.10 KES399.10	-41.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.10 PLN158.37	$45.30 KES5,839.36	+2.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.84 PLN24.55	$7.35 KES947.87	+7.6%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 39.3% less for clothing

	Bialystok	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$92.96 PLN333.87	$19.62 KES2,529.60	-78.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.72 PLN121.11	$24.88 KES3,207.07	-26.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.98 PLN294.42	$67.92 KES8,755.30	-17.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.69 PLN343.69	$62.28 KES8,027.94	-34.9%
Average			-39.3%

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