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Boksburg vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Boksburg is 22.0% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 43.6% more in Boksburg
Groceries: pay 24.4% more in Boksburg
Transportation: pay 16.0% less in Boksburg
Housing: pay 66.8% more in Boksburg
Childcare: pay 22.9% less in Boksburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% less in Boksburg
Clothing: pay 65.3% more in Boksburg

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

Boksburg vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.6% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Boksburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$11.52 ZAR195.05	+98.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$4.96 ZAR83.87	-28.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$1.07 ZAR18.06	+52.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.84 ZAR14.21	+52.9%
Average			+43.6%

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pay 24.4% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Boksburg
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.06 ZAR17.96	+94.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$4.04 ZAR68.38	-27.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$4.70 ZAR79.61	+40.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$2.48 ZAR41.90	+50.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$2.11 ZAR35.76	-27.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.76 ZAR12.88	-45.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.71 ZAR12.05	+50.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.75 ZAR12.69	-15.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.80 ZAR13.57	+75.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.66 ZAR11.20	+34.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.71 ZAR11.96	+39.5%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 16.0% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Boksburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$4.99 ZAR84.53	-7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$20,166.39 ZAR341,342.35	-6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$11.29 ZAR191.15	-33.7%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 66.8% more for housing

	Nairobi	Boksburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$41.82 ZAR707.86	+4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$307.30 ZAR5,201.41	-35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$340.67 ZAR5,766.25	+65.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$97.62 ZAR1,652.39	+232.9%
Average			+66.8%

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pay 22.9% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Boksburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$202.82 ZAR3,432.93	-9.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$5,586.09 ZAR94,551.83	-36.3%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Boksburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$2.30 ZAR39.01	-0.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$2.21 ZAR37.39	-6.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$3.17 ZAR53.64	+2.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$28.67 ZAR485.19	-36.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$7.78 ZAR131.66	+5.8%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 65.3% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Boksburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$50.50 ZAR854.72	+157.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$33.12 ZAR560.68	+33.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$93.15 ZAR1,576.68	+37.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$83.28 ZAR1,409.63	+33.7%
Average			+65.3%

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