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Cheonan vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Cheonan is 63.8% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 9.1% more in Cheonan
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Cheonan
Transportation: pay 15.4% less in Cheonan
Housing: pay 90.1% more in Cheonan
Childcare: pay 82.8% more in Cheonan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% less in Cheonan
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Cheonan

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

Cheonan vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.1% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Cheonan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES748.32	$5.66 ₩8,354	-2.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES897.98	$4.74 ₩6,996	-31.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.48	$1.13 ₩1,671	+61.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.79	$0.60 ₩888	+9.5%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Cheonan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.44	$3.18 ₩4,699	+482.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES717.62	$5.09 ₩7,518	-8.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.61	$5.54 ₩8,169	+64.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.00	$1.70 ₩2,506	+3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.22	$3.59 ₩5,305	+23.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.34	$3.21 ₩4,736	+128.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.19	$1.12 ₩1,658	+136.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.68	$2.50 ₩3,694	+181.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.81	$2.30 ₩3,391	+403.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.28	$2.25 ₩3,315	+357.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.30	$1.46 ₩2,155	+188.3%
Average			+178.3%

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pay 15.4% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Cheonan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.99	$4.36 ₩6,434	-19.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,991.02	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	$26,696.92 ₩39,398,244	+23.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,195.06	$8.49 ₩12,530	-50.1%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 90.1% more for housing

	Nairobi	Cheonan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,138.87	$7.68 ₩11,332	-80.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,484.32	$707.56 ₩1,044,188	+48.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,595.33	$495.29 ₩730,931	+140.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,780.25	$103.39 ₩152,584	+252.6%
Average			+90.1%

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pay 82.8% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Cheonan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,893.32	$471.71 ₩696,125	+110.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	$13,620.52 ₩20,100,612	+55.2%
Average			+82.8%

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pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Cheonan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.33	$2.48 ₩3,655	+6.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.50	$1.42 ₩2,088	-40.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.10	$3.18 ₩4,699	+2.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,839.36	$38.33 ₩56,560	-15.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES947.87	$7.08 ₩10,442	-3.8%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Cheonan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,529.60	$63.68 ₩93,977	+224.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,207.07	$56.60 ₩83,535	+127.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,755.30	$76.06 ₩112,250	+12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,027.94	$113.21 ₩167,070	+81.8%
Average			+111.5%

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