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Nairobi vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 42.2% cheaper than Djibouti.

Restaurants: pay 56.9% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 41.6% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 28.3% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 69.1% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 43.3% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.8% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 23.4% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.9% less for restaurants

	Djibouti	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.21 DJF1,645	$3.85 KES498.43	-58.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.05 DJF1,795	$6.17 KES797.49	-38.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 DJF316	$0.66 KES85.72	-62.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 DJF299	$0.53 KES68.87	-68.2%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 41.6% less for groceries

	Djibouti	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$9.21 DJF1,645	$0.56 KES72.19	-93.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.74 DJF847	$5.59 KES723.04	+17.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.45 DJF1,510	$3.35 KES433.53	-60.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$8.04 DJF1,436	$1.70 KES220.24	-78.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.12 DJF1,629	$2.71 KES350.48	-70.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 DJF362	$1.26 KES163.46	-37.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 DJF90	$0.50 KES64.63	-1.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 DJF204	$0.87 KES113.02	-23.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 DJF136	$0.46 KES59.13	-39.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 DJF136	$0.48 KES62.41	-36.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 DJF149	$0.56 KES71.96	-33.4%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 28.3% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 DJF934	$6.17 KES798.66	+18.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.20 DJF7,538	$30.83 KES3,987.46	-27.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,541.44 DJF5,991,093	$19,266.80 KES2,492,160.67	-42.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$36.29 DJF6,481	$13.87 KES1,794.36	-61.8%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 69.1% less for housing

	Djibouti	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.24 DJF8,974	$39.39 KES5,095.45	-21.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,758.47 DJF314,093	$428.53 KES55,430.11	-75.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$993.31 DJF177,423	$166.44 KES21,528.43	-83.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$544.29 DJF97,219	$22.39 KES2,896.47	-95.9%
Average			-69.1%

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pay 43.3% less for childcare

	Djibouti	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.14 DJF60,754	$166.67 KES21,559.38	-51.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,437.75 DJF2,221,601	$8,008.06 KES1,035,842.14	-35.6%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 32.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.70 DJF1,197	$2.31 KES299.06	-65.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 DJF499	$2.24 KES289.86	-19.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.42 DJF612	$3.08 KES398.75	-10.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.29 DJF13,627	$44.12 KES5,706.54	-42.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.37 DJF1,496	$6.17 KES797.49	-26.4%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 23.4% less for clothing

	Djibouti	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.91 DJF4,986	$16.84 KES2,178.62	-39.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.54 DJF3,490	$22.95 KES2,968.44	+17.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.81 DJF21,937	$61.84 KES7,998.65	-49.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.99 DJF11,965	$52.50 KES6,791.10	-21.6%
Average			-23.4%

Djibouti vs. Nairobi - Cost of clothing

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