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Ahwaz vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Ahwaz is 6.0% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 48.5% more in Ahwaz
Groceries: pay 32.8% less in Ahwaz
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Ahwaz
Housing: pay 42.6% less in Ahwaz
Childcare: pay 72.8% less in Ahwaz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.3% less in Ahwaz
Clothing: pay 91.5% more in Ahwaz

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

Ahwaz vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.5% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Ahwaz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$2.00 IRR84,225	-65.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$3.75 IRR157,922	-46.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$2.02 IRR85,196	+188.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$1.20 IRR50,351	+117.7%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 32.8% less for groceries

	Nairobi	Ahwaz
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$0.60 IRR25,268	+9.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$2.03 IRR85,629	-63.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$3.25 IRR136,789	-3.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$1.27 IRR53,679	-22.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$1.68 IRR70,677	-42.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.38 IRR15,918	-73.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.65 IRR27,379	+37.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.36 IRR15,282	-59.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.26 IRR10,824	-43.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.26 IRR10,824	-47.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.24 IRR10,188	-52.2%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Nairobi	Ahwaz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	??
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$13.10 IRR551,674	-57.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$119,838.29 IRR5,046,689,988	+453.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$4.50 IRR189,506	-73.6%
Average			+107.2%

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pay 42.6% less for housing

	Nairobi	Ahwaz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$7.00 IRR294,788	-82.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$316.67 IRR13,335,625	-33.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$225.00 IRR9,475,312	+9.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$10.71 IRR450,851	-63.5%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 72.8% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Ahwaz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$106.22 IRR4,473,283	-52.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$625.00 IRR26,320,312	-92.9%
Average			-72.8%

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pay 57.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Ahwaz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$0.85 IRR35,796	-63.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$1.17 IRR49,131	-50.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$2.20 IRR92,648	-28.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$18.17 IRR765,044	-59.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$1.20 IRR50,535	-83.7%
Average			-57.3%

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pay 91.5% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Ahwaz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$53.00 IRR2,231,962	+170.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$46.67 IRR1,965,250	+87.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$96.67 IRR4,070,875	+42.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$103.33 IRR4,351,625	+65.9%
Average			+91.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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