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Nairobi vs. Makassar Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 72.8% more expensive than Makassar.

Restaurants: pay 67.0% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 11.4% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 30.9% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.2% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 0.4% less in Nairobi

The cost of transportation, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Nairobi are more expensive than in Makassar. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Makassar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.0% more for restaurants

	Makassar	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$5.80 KES751.45	+94.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.58 IDR59,622.31	$6.97 KES901.74	+94.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 IDR8,280.88	$0.70 KES90.86	+41.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 IDR6,624.70	$0.55 KES71.09	+38.0%
Average			+67.0%

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pay 11.4% more for groceries

	Makassar	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 IDR17,886.69	$0.55 KES70.74	-49.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.66 IDR44,219.88	$5.57 KES720.62	+109.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 IDR101,562.77	$3.36 KES434.42	-45.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.35 IDR22,457.74	$1.64 KES212.89	+21.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.22 IDR20,283.19	$2.92 KES377.80	+139.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 IDR16,902.66	$1.41 KES182.10	+38.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IDR11,719.18	$0.47 KES61.45	-32.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,522.13	$0.89 KES115.16	+9.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 IDR11,268.44	$0.46 KES59.05	-32.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR9,014.75	$0.49 KES63.55	-9.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 IDR11,268.44	$0.51 KES65.57	-25.2%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Makassar	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.04 IDR50,641.67	$5.40 KES698.91	+77.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.48 IDR74,527.89	$30.96 KES4,007.74	+591.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,414.67 IDR273,268,933.89	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	+32.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.03 KES2,204.26
Average			+233.7%

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pay 30.9% more for housing

	Makassar	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.34 IDR521,695.24	$39.86 KES5,160.40	+27.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.91 IDR3,477,968.25	$476.96 KES61,741.91	+128.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$161.16 IDR2,683,004.08	$206.31 KES26,706.75	+28.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.03 IDR1,215,827.56	$29.32 KES3,796.09	-59.8%
Average			+30.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Makassar	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$101.47 IDR1,689,298.86	$224.14 KES29,014.37	+120.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,058.90 IDR67,571,954.56	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	+116.2%
Average			+118.6%

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pay 48.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Makassar	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.58 IDR59,622.31	$2.32 KES300.58	-35.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 IDR33,123.51	$2.37 KES306.78	+19.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.75 IDR45,710.44	$3.10 KES400.77	+12.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.88 IDR380,920.33	$45.30 KES5,863.82	+98.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$7.35 KES951.84	+146.4%
Average			+48.2%

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pay 0.4% less for clothing

	Makassar	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.85 IDR480,290.85	$19.62 KES2,540.20	-32.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.87 IDR414,043.84	$24.88 KES3,220.51
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.59 IDR1,324,940.29	$67.92 KES8,791.98	-14.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$42.78 IDR712,155.40	$62.28 KES8,061.57	+45.6%
Average			-0.4%

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