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Ann Arbor vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Ann Arbor is 2.8 times more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Ann Arbor
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Ann Arbor
Transportation: pay 11.5% more in Ann Arbor
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Ann Arbor
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in Ann Arbor
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Ann Arbor
Clothing: pay 76.5% more in Ann Arbor

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

Ann Arbor vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ann Arbor instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Ann Arbor
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$16.00	+175.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$12.00	+72.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$2.66	+278.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$2.00	+263.9%
Average			+197.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Ann Arbor
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$3.30	+504.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$6.67	+19.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$3.04	-9.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$3.40	+106.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$4.35	+49.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$2.46	+74.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.76	+59.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$1.58	+77.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$2.32	+409.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.97	+98.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$1.37	+171.0%
Average			+141.8%

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pay 11.5% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Ann Arbor
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$3.37	-37.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$45.00	+45.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$31,965.00	+47.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$15.43	-9.4%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Ann Arbor
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$70.62	+77.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$1,829.17	+283.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$1,344.44	+551.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$110.66	+277.4%
Average			+297.4%

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	Nairobi	Ann Arbor
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$1,933.33	+762.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$20,000.00	+127.9%
Average			+445.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Ann Arbor
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$6.50	+179.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$4.84	+104.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$10.00	+223.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$56.67	+25.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$12.00	+63.2%
Average			+119.1%

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pay 76.5% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Ann Arbor
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$51.00	+159.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$37.00	+48.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$91.67	+35.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$101.00	+62.2%
Average			+76.5%

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