Cost of living comparison
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Nairobi vs. La Plata Cost of Living Summary
Nairobi is 8.8% more expensive than La Plata.
Nairobi vs. La Plata Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Nairobi instead of La Plata, you would:
pay 27.9% less for restaurants
|
La Plata
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
ARS21,967.12
|
$5.80
KES751.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
ARS7,688.49
|
$6.97
KES901.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
ARS2,013.65
|
$0.70
KES90.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
ARS1,220.40
|
$0.55
KES71.06
|
|
La Plata vs. Nairobi - Cost of restaurants
pay 1.9% less for groceries
|
La Plata
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
ARS2,377.94
|
$0.55
KES70.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
ARS5,565.00
|
$5.57
KES720.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
ARS6,569.22
|
$3.36
KES434.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
ARS3,273.10
|
$1.64
KES212.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
ARS3,768.19
|
$2.92
KES377.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ARS1,657.37
|
$1.41
KES182.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ARS1,237.77
|
$0.47
KES61.42
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
ARS750.63
|
$0.89
KES115.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
ARS1,668.93
|
$0.46
KES59.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
ARS498.21
|
$0.49
KES63.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ARS750.63
|
$0.51
KES65.54
|
|
La Plata vs. Nairobi - Cost of groceries
pay 94.0% more for transportation
|
La Plata
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
ARS5,386.57
|
$5.40
KES698.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS13,180.27
|
$30.96
KES4,006.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ARS37M
|
$21,671.83
KES3M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.57
ARS12,550.55
|
$17.03
KES2,203.41
|
|
La Plata vs. Nairobi - Cost of transportation
pay 38.0% more for housing
|
La Plata
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.25
ARS34,049.04
|
$39.86
KES5,158.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$298.55
ARS437K
|
$476.96
KES61,718.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$183.33
ARS268K
|
$206.31
KES26,696.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.13
ARS39,733.42
|
$29.32
KES3,794.62
|
|
La Plata vs. Nairobi - Cost of housing
pay 10.4% more for childcare
|
La Plata
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$367.39
ARS538K
|
$224.14
KES29,003.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,496.25
ARS8M
|
$8,775.09
KES1M
|
|
La Plata vs. Nairobi - Cost of childcare
pay 11.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
La Plata
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
ARS4,393.42
|
$2.32
KES300.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
ARS5,369.74
|
$2.37
KES306.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
ARS4,393.42
|
$3.10
KES400.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.01
ARS32,236.75
|
$45.30
KES5,861.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.98
ARS10,222.03
|
$7.35
KES951.47
|
|
La Plata vs. Nairobi - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 62.2% less for clothing
|
La Plata
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.23
ARS134K
|
$19.62
KES2,539.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$89.00
ARS130K
|
$24.88
KES3,219.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.33
ARS179K
|
$67.92
KES8,788.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.94
ARS198K
|
$62.28
KES8,058.46
|
|
La Plata vs. Nairobi - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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