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Arima vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Arima is 37.9% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 32.5% more in Arima
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Arima
Transportation: pay 22.6% less in Arima
Housing: pay 62.2% more in Arima
Childcare: pay 19.7% less in Arima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0% more in Arima
Clothing: pay 97.4% more in Arima

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

Arima vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.5% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Arima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$8.84 TTD59.87	+52.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	$7.73 TTD52.39	+11.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$0.93 TTD6.32	+32.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$0.74 TTD4.99	+34.1%
Average			+32.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Arima
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$2.30 TTD15.59	+321.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$3.02 TTD20.48	-45.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$9.11 TTD61.69	+171.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$4.23 TTD28.69	+157.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$2.64 TTD17.90	-9.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$2.80 TTD18.95	+98.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$0.91 TTD6.17	+91.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$2.05 TTD13.89	+130.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$1.88 TTD12.75	+312.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$0.59 TTD3.99	+20.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$0.44 TTD2.99	-12.8%
Average			+112.3%

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pay 22.6% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Arima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$3.66 TTD24.77	-32.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	$27,245.70 TTD184,599.43	+25.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.29	$6.63 TTD44.90	-61.1%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 62.2% more for housing

	Nairobi	Arima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$61.53 TTD416.87	+54.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$515.46 TTD3,492.42	+8.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$368.19 TTD2,494.59	+78.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	$61.00 TTD413.32	+108.0%
Average			+62.2%

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pay 19.7% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Arima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	$176.73 TTD1,197.40	-21.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	$7,182.06 TTD48,661.08	-18.2%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Arima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$1.77 TTD11.97	-23.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$2.36 TTD15.97	-0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$4.20 TTD28.44	+35.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	$51.55 TTD349.24	+13.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	$6.63 TTD44.90	-9.9%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 97.4% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Arima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$59.03 TTD399.97	+200.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$38.29 TTD259.44	+53.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,744.25	$147.27 TTD997.83	+116.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.80	$73.64 TTD498.92	+18.2%
Average			+97.4%

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