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Nairobi vs. Cedar Rapids Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 46.1% cheaper than Cedar Rapids.

Restaurants: pay 57.0% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 43.2% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 8.7% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 64.0% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 60.6% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.7% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 52.8% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Cedar Rapids Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Cedar Rapids, you would:

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pay 57.0% less for restaurants

	Cedar Rapids	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$5.80 KES747.37	-61.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50	$6.97 KES896.85	-39.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.92	$0.70 KES90.36	-63.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.52	$0.55 KES70.70	-63.8%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 43.2% less for groceries

	Cedar Rapids	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.64	$0.55 KES70.35	-79.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.12	$5.57 KES716.71	-21.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.07	$3.36 KES432.07	+9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.83	$1.64 KES211.74	-41.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.93	$2.92 KES375.75	-40.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.25	$1.41 KES181.11	-37.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54	$0.47 KES61.12	-12.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.41	$0.89 KES114.54	-63.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.13	$0.46 KES58.73	-78.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16	$0.49 KES63.20	-57.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04	$0.51 KES65.21	-51.2%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 8.7% more for transportation

	Cedar Rapids	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.98	$5.40 KES695.11	+81.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$30.96 KES3,985.98	+3.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,383.69	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	-42.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.41	$17.03 KES2,192.29	-7.5%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 64.0% less for housing

	Cedar Rapids	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.33	$39.86 KES5,132.38	-44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.00	$476.96 KES61,406.69	-58.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$750.00	$206.31 KES26,561.75	-72.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.02	$29.32 KES3,775.48	-81.3%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 60.6% less for childcare

	Cedar Rapids	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$968.00	$224.14 KES28,856.84	-76.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,795.00	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	-44.4%
Average			-60.6%

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pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Cedar Rapids	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$2.32 KES298.95	-48.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.46	$2.37 KES305.12	-56.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.26	$3.10 KES398.60	-66.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.50	$45.30 KES5,831.99	-54.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.75	$7.35 KES946.67	-42.3%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 52.8% less for clothing

	Cedar Rapids	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.47	$19.62 KES2,526.41	-68.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.33	$24.88 KES3,203.02	-60.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.26	$67.92 KES8,744.25	-47.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.67	$62.28 KES8,017.80	-34.9%
Average			-52.8%

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