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Nairobi vs. Campina Grande Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 46.1% more expensive than Campina Grande.

Restaurants
pay 9.3% more in Nairobi
Groceries
pay 23.3% more in Nairobi
Transportation
pay 67.2% more in Nairobi
Housing
pay 52.6% more in Nairobi
Childcare
pay 78.2% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports
pay 94.1% more in Nairobi
Clothing
pay 2.1% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Campina Grande Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Campina Grande, you would:

pay 9.3% more for restaurants

 
Campina Grande
Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.73
R$20.28
$5.80
KES750.88
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.52
R$35.49
$6.97
KES901.06
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.99
R$5.41
$0.70
KES90.79

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pay 23.3% more for groceries

 
Campina Grande
Nairobi
Bread
1 loaf
$1.27
R$6.93
$0.55
KES70.69
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.38
R$18.38
$5.57
KES720.08
Milk (1 gallon) $4.00
R$21.75
$3.36
KES434.10

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pay 67.2% more for transportation

 
Campina Grande
Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.88
R$21.11
$5.40
KES698.38
Monthly public transit pass $37.28
R$202.77
$30.96
KES4,004.71
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,173.35
R$98,852.10
$21,671.83
KES2,803,297.63

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pay 52.6% more for housing

 
Campina Grande
Nairobi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$14.91
R$81.11
$39.86
KES5,156.50
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $307.55
R$1,672.88
$476.96
KES61,695.24
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $181.73
R$988.52
$206.31
KES26,686.56

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pay 78.2% more for childcare

 
Campina Grande
Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $139.79
R$760.40
$224.14
KES28,992.44
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,473.44
R$24,332.82
$8,775.09
KES1,135,076.41

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pay 94.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Campina Grande
Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.68
R$9.12
$2.32
KES300.35
Cappuccino in mid-range area $0.93
R$5.07
$2.37
KES306.55
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.68
R$9.12
$3.10
KES400.47

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pay 2.1% less for clothing

 
Campina Grande
Nairobi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$43.49
R$236.57
$19.62
KES2,538.28
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$29.82
R$162.22
$24.88
KES3,218.07
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.78
R$385.02
$67.92
KES8,785.33

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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