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Bihac vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Bihac is 18.5% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 36.4% more in Bihac
Groceries: pay 39.6% more in Bihac
Transportation: pay 2.9% less in Bihac
Housing: pay 89.1% more in Bihac
Childcare: pay 49.4% less in Bihac
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.9% less in Bihac
Clothing: pay 41.6% more in Bihac

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

Bihac vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.4% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Bihac
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES748.32	$7.20 BAM12.03	+24.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES897.98	$6.00 BAM10.03	-13.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.48	$1.20 BAM2.01	+71.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.79	$0.90 BAM1.50	+64.0%
Average			+36.4%

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pay 39.6% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Bihac
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.44	$1.10 BAM1.84	+101.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES717.62	$5.08 BAM8.48	-8.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.61	$5.23 BAM8.73	+55.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.00	$2.88 BAM4.81	+75.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.22	$3.39 BAM5.67	+16.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.34	$0.82 BAM1.36	-41.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.19	$0.76 BAM1.27	+60.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.68	$1.09 BAM1.82	+22.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.81	$0.95 BAM1.59	+108.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.28	$0.54 BAM0.91	+10.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.30	$0.68 BAM1.14	+34.4%
Average			+39.6%

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pay 2.9% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Bihac
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.99	$5.67 BAM9.47	+5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,991.02	$36.02 BAM60.16	+16.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	$24,014.42 BAM40,107.08	+10.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,195.06	$9.61 BAM16.04	-43.6%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 89.1% more for housing

	Nairobi	Bihac
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,138.87	$22.51 BAM37.60	-43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,484.32	$225.14 BAM376.00	-52.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,595.33	$210.13 BAM350.94	+1.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,780.25	$161.50 BAM269.73	+450.7%
Average			+89.1%

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pay 49.4% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Bihac
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,893.32	$150.09 BAM250.67	-33.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	$3,001.80 BAM5,013.39	-65.8%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Bihac
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.33	$1.50 BAM2.51	-35.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.50	$1.20 BAM2.01	-49.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.10	$3.60 BAM6.02	+16.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,839.36	$30.02 BAM50.13	-33.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES947.87	$5.70 BAM9.53	-22.4%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 41.6% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Bihac
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,529.60	$30.02 BAM50.13	+53.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,207.07	$18.01 BAM30.08	-27.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,755.30	$100.06 BAM167.11	+47.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,027.94	$120.76 BAM201.68	+93.9%
Average			+41.6%

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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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