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Ballito vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Ballito is 2.4% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 15.6% more in Ballito
Groceries: pay 4.1% less in Ballito
Transportation: pay 24.5% less in Ballito
Housing: pay 65.2% more in Ballito
Childcare: pay 53.3% less in Ballito
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.7% less in Ballito
Clothing: pay 42.8% more in Ballito

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

Ballito vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.6% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Ballito
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$7.17 ZAR121.31	+23.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$5.16 ZAR87.35	-25.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$0.92 ZAR15.66	+31.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.73 ZAR12.36	+33.0%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 4.1% less for groceries

	Nairobi	Ballito
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$0.78 ZAR13.26	+43.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$3.09 ZAR52.25	-44.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$3.91 ZAR66.13	+16.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$2.06 ZAR34.94	+25.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$2.04 ZAR34.48	-30.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.65 ZAR11.01	-53.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.66 ZAR11.20	+39.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.64 ZAR10.75	-28.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.46 ZAR7.70	-0.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.35 ZAR5.87	-29.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.59 ZAR10.00	+16.6%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 24.5% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Ballito
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$4.85 ZAR82.01	-10.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$25.80 ZAR436.73	-16.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$20,641.50 ZAR349,384.20	-4.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$5.73 ZAR97.05	-66.3%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 65.2% more for housing

	Nairobi	Ballito
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$28.67 ZAR485.26	-28.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$430.03 ZAR7,278.84	-9.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$458.70 ZAR7,764.09	+122.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$81.12 ZAR1,372.99	+176.6%
Average			+65.2%

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pay 53.3% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Ballito
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$143.34 ZAR2,426.28	-36.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$2,580.19 ZAR43,673.03	-70.6%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Ballito
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$1.86 ZAR31.54	-19.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$2.00 ZAR33.92	-15.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$3.15 ZAR53.38	+1.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$14.33 ZAR242.63	-68.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$5.73 ZAR97.05	-22.0%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 42.8% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Ballito
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$46.39 ZAR785.28	+136.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$30.58 ZAR517.54	+22.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$57.34 ZAR970.51	-15.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$79.31 ZAR1,342.46	+27.4%
Average			+42.8%

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