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Nairobi vs. Montevideo Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 42.1% cheaper than Montevideo.

Restaurants: pay 59.9% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 33.2% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 36.8% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 43.3% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 29.6% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.0% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 57.0% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Montevideo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.9% less for restaurants

	Montevideo	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.37 UYU606.58	$3.85 KES497.08	-73.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 UYU406.91	$6.17 KES795.33	-36.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 UYU81.43	$0.66 KES85.49	-65.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 UYU63.38	$0.53 KES68.69	-64.5%
Average			-59.9%

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pay 33.2% less for groceries

	Montevideo	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.66 UYU112.31	$0.56 KES72.00	-79.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.01 UYU253.64	$5.59 KES721.09	-7.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.25 UYU179.16	$3.35 KES432.35	-21.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.43 UYU187.11	$1.70 KES219.65	-61.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.29 UYU181.12	$2.71 KES349.53	-36.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 UYU52.50	$1.26 KES163.02	+1.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 UYU42.50	$0.50 KES64.45	-50.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 UYU27.00	$0.87 KES112.71	+36.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 UYU70.06	$0.46 KES58.97	-72.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 UYU35.29	$0.48 KES62.24	-42.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 UYU34.63	$0.56 KES71.76	-32.2%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 36.8% less for transportation

	Montevideo	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.92 UYU291.94	$6.17 KES796.50	-10.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$47.91 UYU2,021.93	$30.83 KES3,976.67	-35.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,934.74 UYU1,516,445.21	$19,266.80 KES2,485,417.29	-46.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.38 UYU1,281.90	$13.87 KES1,789.50	-54.3%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 43.3% less for housing

	Montevideo	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.60 UYU1,839.76	$39.39 KES5,081.66	-9.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$578.38 UYU24,407.55	$428.53 KES55,280.12	-25.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$419.05 UYU17,684.06	$166.44 KES21,470.18	-60.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.70 UYU4,207.19	$22.39 KES2,888.63	-77.5%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 29.6% less for childcare

	Montevideo	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$386.12 UYU16,294.40	$166.67 KES21,501.04	-56.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,206.60 UYU346,318.28	$8,008.06 KES1,033,039.32	-2.4%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Montevideo	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.42 UYU144.18	$2.31 KES298.25	-32.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.79 UYU159.77	$2.24 KES289.07	-40.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.03 UYU212.30	$3.08 KES397.67	-38.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 UYU2,466.15	$44.12 KES5,691.10	-24.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.06 UYU424.60	$6.17 KES795.33	-38.7%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 57.0% less for clothing

	Montevideo	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.83 UYU3,959.42	$16.84 KES2,172.73	-82.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.64 UYU1,883.63	$22.95 KES2,960.41	-48.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.94 UYU4,639.36	$61.84 KES7,977.01	-43.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.02 UYU4,769.23	$52.50 KES6,772.72	-53.5%
Average			-57.0%

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