Cost of living comparison

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Botucatu vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Botucatu is 0.1% cheaper than Nairobi.

Restaurants
pay 35.5% more in Botucatu
Groceries
pay 5.8% less in Botucatu
Transportation
pay 23.8% less in Botucatu
Housing
pay 40.9% less in Botucatu
Childcare
pay 6.9% less in Botucatu
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.1% less in Botucatu
Clothing
pay 44.3% more in Botucatu

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

Botucatu vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 35.5% more for restaurants

 
Nairobi
Botucatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.80
KES750.88
$5.59
R$30.41
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.97
KES901.06
$5.96
R$32.43
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.70
KES90.79
$1.30
R$7.09

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pay 5.8% less for groceries

 
Nairobi
Botucatu
Bread
1 loaf
$0.55
KES70.69
$1.22
R$6.65
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.57
KES720.08
$3.73
R$20.27
Milk (1 gallon) $3.36
KES434.10
$3.03
R$16.48

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pay 23.8% less for transportation

 
Nairobi
Botucatu
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.40
KES698.38
$4.18
R$22.72
Monthly public transit pass $30.96
KES4,004.71
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,671.83
KES2,803,297.63
$21,615.18
R$117,573.58

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pay 40.9% less for housing

 
Nairobi
Botucatu
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.86
KES5,156.50
$14.91
R$81.09
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $476.96
KES61,695.24
$260.87
R$1,418.99
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $206.31
KES26,686.56
$167.70
R$912.21

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pay 6.9% less for childcare

 
Nairobi
Botucatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $224.14
KES28,992.44
$269.03
R$1,463.34
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,775.09
KES1,135,076.41
$5,813.74
R$31,623.24

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pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Nairobi
Botucatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.32
KES300.35
$2.42
R$13.18
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.37
KES306.55
$2.30
R$12.50
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.10
KES400.47
$2.24
R$12.16

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pay 44.3% more for clothing

 
Nairobi
Botucatu
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$19.62
KES2,538.28
$48.71
R$264.97
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$24.88
KES3,218.07
$33.54
R$182.44
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$67.92
KES8,785.33
$81.19
R$441.62

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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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