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Nairobi vs. Luang Prabang Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 21.5% more expensive than Luang Prabang.

Restaurants: pay 53.4% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 6.4% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 5.5% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 71.8% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 8.3% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.5% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 30.8% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Luang Prabang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Luang Prabang, you would:

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pay 53.4% more for restaurants

	Luang Prabang	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.85 LAK40,115	$5.80 KES752.07	+214.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK120K	$6.97 KES902.48	+25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 LAK19,538	$0.70 KES90.93	-22.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 LAK12,489	$0.55 KES71.15	-4.5%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 6.4% less for groceries

	Luang Prabang	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 LAK23,949	$0.55 KES70.80	-50.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.58 LAK273K	$5.57 KES721.22	-55.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.50 LAK141K	$3.36 KES434.78	-48.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 LAK52,143	$1.64 KES213.07	-31.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.20 LAK26,072	$2.92 KES378.11	+143.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 LAK13,469	$1.41 KES182.25	+126.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 LAK21,726	$0.47 KES61.50	-52.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 LAK21,726	$0.89 KES115.26	-11.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00 LAK43,453	$0.46 KES59.10	-77.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 LAK14,557	$0.49 KES63.60	-26.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LAK9,777	$0.51 KES65.62	+12.5%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 5.5% more for transportation

	Luang Prabang	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 LAK92,687	$5.40 KES699.48	+26.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.59 LAK1M	$30.96 KES4,011.03	-48.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,543.54 LAK620M	$21,671.83 KES3M	-24.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.16 LAK221K	$17.03 KES2,206.07	+67.7%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 71.8% more for housing

	Luang Prabang	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.92 LAK150K	$39.86 KES5,164.64	+475.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,142.50 LAK25M	$476.96 KES61,792.59	-58.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$850.11 LAK18M	$206.31 KES26,728.68	-75.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.60 LAK1M	$29.32 KES3,799.20	-54.6%
Average			+71.8%

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pay 8.3% less for childcare

	Luang Prabang	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$254.79 LAK6M	$224.14 KES29,038.19	-12.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,201.32 LAK200M	$8,775.09 KES1M	-4.6%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 65.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Luang Prabang	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 LAK29,079	$2.32 KES300.83	+73.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.58 LAK34,348	$2.37 KES307.03	+49.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LAK43,453	$3.10 KES401.10	+54.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.48 LAK2M	$45.30 KES5,868.64	-46.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.49 LAK54,024	$7.35 KES952.62	+195.7%
Average			+65.5%

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pay 30.8% less for clothing

	Luang Prabang	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.71 LAK2M	$19.62 KES2,542.29	-73.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.17 LAK1M	$24.88 KES3,223.15	-59.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.56 LAK2M	$67.92 KES8,799.20	-8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.86 LAK1M	$62.28 KES8,068.19	+17.8%
Average			-30.8%

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