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Nairobi vs. Guanacaste Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 20.9% cheaper than Guanacaste.

Restaurants: pay 51.1% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 15.8% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 12.2% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 33.3% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 46.5% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.8% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 32.2% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Guanacaste Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.1% less for restaurants

	Guanacaste	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 CRC4,861.74	$5.80 KES750.88	-41.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.91 CRC4,838.51	$6.97 KES901.06	-29.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 CRC1,004.21	$0.70 KES90.79	-65.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 CRC817.27	$0.55 KES71.04	-67.2%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 15.8% less for groceries

	Guanacaste	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.64 CRC1,288.25	$0.55 KES70.69	-79.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.48 CRC1,209.63	$5.57 KES720.08	+124.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.94 CRC3,388.41	$3.36 KES434.10	-51.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88 CRC1,404.76	$1.64 KES212.73	-42.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.80 CRC877.88	$2.92 KES377.51	+62.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 CRC526.73	$1.41 KES181.96	+30.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 CRC319.23	$0.47 KES61.40	-27.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.80 CRC877.88	$0.89 KES115.07	-50.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 CRC307.26	$0.46 KES59.01	-27.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 CRC755.52	$0.49 KES63.50	-68.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 CRC438.94	$0.51 KES65.52	-43.6%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 12.2% less for transportation

	Guanacaste	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 CRC2,631.93	$5.40 KES698.38	+0.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.96 KES4,004.71
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,640.45 CRC18,386,324.93	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	-42.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.12 CRC7,872.25	$17.03 KES2,202.59	+5.7%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 33.3% more for housing

	Guanacaste	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.72 CRC14,515.52	$39.86 KES5,156.50	+34.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$198.11 CRC96,770.13	$476.96 KES61,695.24	+140.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.30 CRC87,093.12	$206.31 KES26,686.56	+15.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.88 CRC33,646.32	$29.32 KES3,793.22	-57.4%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 46.5% less for childcare

	Guanacaste	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.27 CRC293,213.50	$224.14 KES28,992.44	-62.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,608.37 CRC6,158,842.64	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	-30.4%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Guanacaste	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 CRC1,306.40	$2.32 KES300.35	-13.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.85 CRC1,882.22	$2.37 KES306.55	-38.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.96 CRC1,935.40	$3.10 KES400.47	-21.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 CRC24,424.85	$45.30 KES5,859.39	-9.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.91 CRC4,838.51	$7.35 KES951.12	-25.8%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 32.2% less for clothing

	Guanacaste	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.43 CRC29,031.04	$19.62 KES2,538.28	-67.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 CRC19,354.03	$24.88 KES3,218.07	-37.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.24 CRC38,708.05	$67.92 KES8,785.33	-14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.34 CRC33,869.55	$62.28 KES8,055.48	-10.2%
Average			-32.2%

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