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Nairobi vs. Chisinau Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 10.8% more expensive than Chisinau.

Restaurants: pay 19.2% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 21.3% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 92.9% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 28.6% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 6.4% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.0% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 53.6% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Chisinau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.2% less for restaurants

	Chisinau	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.95 MDL151.67	$5.80 KES751.45	-35.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.76 MDL131.44	$6.97 KES901.74	-10.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 MDL14.80	$0.70 KES90.86	-19.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MDL10.56	$0.55 KES71.09	-11.9%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 21.3% more for groceries

	Chisinau	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.58 MDL9.82	$0.55 KES70.74	-5.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 MDL89.52	$5.57 KES720.62	+5.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 MDL79.49	$3.36 KES434.42	-28.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 MDL44.68	$1.64 KES212.89	-37.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 MDL43.15	$2.92 KES377.80	+14.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 MDL6.84	$1.41 KES182.10	+248.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 MDL14.35	$0.47 KES61.45	-44.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 MDL14.45	$0.89 KES115.16	+4.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 MDL16.10	$0.46 KES59.05	-52.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 MDL6.07	$0.49 KES63.55	+36.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 MDL4.45	$0.51 KES65.57	+92.6%
Average			+21.3%

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pay 92.9% more for transportation

	Chisinau	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MDL90.83	$5.40 KES698.91	+0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.97 MDL236.60	$30.96 KES4,007.74	+121.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,402.03 MDL531,845.90	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	-31.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 MDL75.83	$17.03 KES2,204.26	+280.3%
Average			+92.9%

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pay 28.6% more for housing

	Chisinau	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.50 MDL177.90	$39.86 KES5,160.40	+279.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.28 MDL11,437.00	$476.96 KES61,741.91	-29.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.96 MDL8,349.13	$206.31 KES26,706.75	-58.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.19 MDL2,205.03	$29.32 KES3,796.09	-77.5%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 6.4% less for childcare

	Chisinau	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$407.06 MDL6,894.21	$224.14 KES29,014.37	-44.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,644.14 MDL112,529.60	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	+32.1%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Chisinau	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 MDL30.33	$2.32 KES300.58	+29.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 MDL31.26	$2.37 KES306.78	+28.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.34 MDL56.62	$3.10 KES400.77	-7.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.44 MDL668.04	$45.30 KES5,863.82	+14.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.76 MDL131.44	$7.35 KES951.84	-5.3%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 53.6% less for clothing

	Chisinau	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.56 MDL1,127.31	$19.62 KES2,540.20	-70.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.80 MDL911.23	$24.88 KES3,220.51	-53.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.49 MDL1,956.04	$67.92 KES8,791.98	-41.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.07 MDL2,067.39	$62.28 KES8,061.57	-49.0%
Average			-53.6%

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