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Chalcis (Chalkida) vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Chalcis (Chalkida) is 77.6% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 77.6% more in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Groceries: pay 52.6% more in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Transportation: pay 24.0% more in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Childcare: pay 2.2% less in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.1% more in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Chalcis (Chalkida)

The cost of housing, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Chalcis (Chalkida) are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, housing, clothing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Chalcis (Chalkida).

Chalcis (Chalkida) vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chalcis (Chalkida) instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 77.6% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.31	$13.43 €11.37	+131.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.77	$9.34 €7.91	+34.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$1.67 €1.42	+138.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$0.58 €0.49	+6.3%
Average			+77.6%

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pay 52.6% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$1.42 €1.20	+159.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.65	$6.95 €5.88	+24.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.03	$5.72 €4.84	+70.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.72	$4.16 €3.52	+152.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.72	$4.46 €3.78	+52.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.09	$0.91 €0.77	-35.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.11	$0.87 €0.74	+83.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.53	$0.50 €0.43	-43.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$0.90 €0.76	+97.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$0.50 €0.43	+2.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$0.57 €0.48	+13.0%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 24.0% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.05	$8.08 €6.83	+49.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.65	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$30,366.20 €25,694.88	+40.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.11	$14.02 €11.86	-17.7%
Average			+24.0%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,131.95	$31.53 €26.68	-20.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,401.56	$603.43 €510.60	+26.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,559.53	$467.17 €395.31	+126.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.16	$206.53 €174.76	+604.3%
Average			+184.1%

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pay 2.2% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,854.43	$294.90 €249.54	+31.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$5,606.07 €4,743.67	-36.1%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 53.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.92	$3.50 €2.96	+50.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.09	$3.85 €3.26	+62.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.56	$5.02 €4.25	+62.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.50	$70.08 €59.30	+54.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.59	$9.93 €8.40	+35.0%
Average			+53.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.20	$109.01 €92.24	+455.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,202.75	$39.42 €33.35	+58.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,743.51	$100.73 €85.24	+48.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.13	$96.35 €81.53	+54.7%
Average			+154.2%

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