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Nairobi vs. Bishops Stortford Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 45.7% cheaper than Bishops Stortford.

Restaurants: pay 52.2% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 29.9% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 21.8% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 57.1% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 74.6% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.4% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 36.7% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Bishops Stortford Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Bishops Stortford, you would:

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pay 52.2% less for restaurants

	Bishops Stortford	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 £14.98	$5.80 KES747.37	-71.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.68 £7.24	$6.97 KES896.85	-28.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 £1.30	$0.70 KES90.36	-59.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 £0.83	$0.55 KES70.70	-50.3%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 29.9% less for groceries

	Bishops Stortford	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 £1.05	$0.55 KES70.35	-61.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 £3.05	$5.57 KES716.71	+36.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.31 £3.97	$3.36 KES432.07	-36.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.61 £2.70	$1.64 KES211.74	-54.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 £2.76	$2.92 KES375.75	-20.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 £1.06	$1.41 KES181.11	-1.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 £0.51	$0.47 KES61.12	-30.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 £0.98	$0.89 KES114.54	-32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 £0.97	$0.46 KES58.73	-64.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 £0.59	$0.49 KES63.20	-37.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.52	$0.51 KES65.21	-26.5%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 21.8% less for transportation

	Bishops Stortford	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.18 £5.37	$5.40 KES695.11	-24.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.96 KES3,985.98
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £28,247.61	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	-42.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.69 £12.48	$17.03 KES2,192.29	+2.0%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 57.1% less for housing

	Bishops Stortford	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 £27.30	$39.86 KES5,132.38	+9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,393.30 £1,041.95	$476.96 KES61,406.69	-65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,246.40 £932.10	$206.31 KES26,561.75	-83.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$256.75 £192.00	$29.32 KES3,775.48	-88.6%
Average			-57.1%

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pay 74.6% less for childcare

	Bishops Stortford	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,891.86 £1,414.79	$224.14 KES28,856.84	-88.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,515.39 £16,837.71	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	-61.0%
Average			-74.6%

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pay 47.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bishops Stortford	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.01 £4.49	$2.32 KES298.95	-61.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.23 £3.16	$2.37 KES305.12	-44.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.03 £14.98	$3.10 KES398.60	-84.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.42 £41.45	$45.30 KES5,831.99	-18.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.35 £7.74	$7.35 KES946.67	-29.0%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 36.7% less for clothing

	Bishops Stortford	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.74 £34.95	$19.62 KES2,526.41	-58.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.06 £29.96	$24.88 KES3,203.02	-37.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.13 £59.92	$67.92 KES8,744.25	-15.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.82 £72.40	$62.28 KES8,017.80	-35.7%
Average			-36.7%

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