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Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) is 29.5% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 41.1% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Groceries: pay 24.2% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Transportation: pay 40.7% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Housing: pay 65.0% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Childcare: pay 28.5% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Clothing: pay 65.6% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)

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

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Centurion (Verwoerdburg) instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 41.1% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$10.95 ZAR185.30	+88.6%
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			+41.1%

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pay 24.2% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.06 ZAR17.96	+94.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$4.33 ZAR73.37	-22.1%
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	$2.31 ZAR39.18	-20.7%
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	$0.76 ZAR12.87	+66.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.64 ZAR10.76	+29.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.71 ZAR11.96	+39.5%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 40.7% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$4.99 ZAR84.50	-7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$92.19 ZAR1,560.42	+197.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$23,047.30 ZAR390,105.54	+6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$11.29 ZAR191.15	-33.7%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 65.0% more for housing

	Nairobi	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
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	$326.50 ZAR5,526.50	-31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$338.51 ZAR5,729.68	+64.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$94.63 ZAR1,601.82	+222.7%
Average			+65.0%

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pay 28.5% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$219.22 ZAR3,710.65	-2.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$3,975.66 ZAR67,293.21	-54.7%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$2.30 ZAR39.01	-0.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$2.15 ZAR36.32	-9.5%
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	$42.25 ZAR715.19	-6.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$7.78 ZAR131.66	+5.8%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 65.6% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
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	$33.61 ZAR568.90	+35.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$89.07 ZAR1,507.60	+31.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$86.43 ZAR1,462.90	+38.8%
Average			+65.6%

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