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Nairobi vs. Kirovohrad Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 46.6% more expensive than Kirovohrad.

Restaurants: pay 11.2% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 42.9% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 92.4% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 22.4% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 34.6% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Kirovohrad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.2% more for restaurants

	Kirovohrad	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 UAH254.49	$5.80 KES748.32	-3.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.78 UAH244.31	$6.97 KES897.98	+20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 UAH26.98	$0.70 KES90.48	+10.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 UAH19.75	$0.55 KES70.79	+17.6%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 42.9% more for groceries

	Kirovohrad	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.78	$0.55 KES70.44	-29.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.91 UAH165.42	$5.57 KES717.62	+42.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 UAH170.51	$3.36 KES432.61	-16.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.44 UAH61.08	$1.64 KES212.00	+13.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 UAH79.65	$2.92 KES376.22	+54.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.42 UAH17.66	$1.41 KES181.34	+236.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 UAH27.82	$0.47 KES61.19	-27.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 UAH32.32	$0.89 KES114.68	+16.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 UAH38.48	$0.46 KES58.81	-49.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH8.77	$0.49 KES63.28	+136.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 UAH10.97	$0.51 KES65.30	+95.3%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 92.4% more for transportation

	Kirovohrad	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 UAH211.86	$5.40 KES695.99	+7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.44 UAH610.78	$30.96 KES3,991.02	+114.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,888.35 UAH1,221,555.16	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	-25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.57 UAH193.41	$17.03 KES2,195.06	+272.3%
Average			+92.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Kirovohrad	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.86 UAH290.12	$39.86 KES5,138.87	+481.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$240.74 UAH10,179.63	$476.96 KES61,484.32	+98.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$204.63 UAH8,652.68	$206.31 KES26,595.33	+0.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.41 UAH1,962.54	$29.32 KES3,780.25	-36.8%
Average			+135.8%

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pay 22.4% less for childcare

	Kirovohrad	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$288.88 UAH12,215.55	$224.14 KES28,893.32	-22.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91
Average			-22.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kirovohrad	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.96 UAH40.72	$2.32 KES299.33	+141.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.11 UAH47.08	$2.37 KES305.50	+112.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH122.16	$3.10 KES399.10	+7.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.67 UAH916.17	$45.30 KES5,839.36	+109.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.13 UAH132.34	$7.35 KES947.87	+135.0%
Average			+101.1%

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pay 34.6% less for clothing

	Kirovohrad	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.73 UAH1,764.47	$19.62 KES2,529.60	-53.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.15 UAH2,035.93	$24.88 KES3,207.07	-48.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.23 UAH3,223.55	$67.92 KES8,755.30	-10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.26 UAH3,562.87	$62.28 KES8,027.94	-26.1%
Average			-34.6%

Kirovohrad vs. Nairobi - Cost of clothing

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