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Cordoba vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Cordoba is 69.2% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Cordoba
Groceries: pay 66.2% more in Cordoba
Transportation: pay 28.1% more in Cordoba
Housing: pay 44.8% more in Cordoba
Childcare: pay 34.4% less in Cordoba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7% more in Cordoba
Clothing: pay 3.6 times more in Cordoba

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

Cordoba vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Cordoba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES748.32	$10.05 ARS14,581.70	+73.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES897.98	$10.00 ARS14,508.58	+43.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.48	$1.79 ARS2,597.04	+155.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.79	$1.60 ARS2,321.37	+191.4%
Average			+115.8%

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pay 66.2% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Cordoba
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.44	$2.38 ARS3,449.18	+335.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES717.62	$4.89 ARS7,097.92	-12.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.61	$6.17 ARS8,946.21	+83.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.00	$2.46 ARS3,567.90	+49.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.22	$3.03 ARS4,396.10	+3.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.34	$0.96 ARS1,395.17	-31.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.19	$1.00 ARS1,454.09	+111.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.68	$0.63 ARS918.02	-28.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.81	$1.25 ARS1,817.23	+174.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.28	$0.59 ARS850.55	+19.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.30	$0.63 ARS908.48	+23.6%
Average			+66.2%

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pay 28.1% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Cordoba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.99	$4.25 ARS6,164.88	-21.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,991.02	$56.50 ARS81,973.50	+82.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	$30,000.00 ARS43,525,752.00	+38.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,195.06	$19.20 ARS27,856.48	+12.8%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 44.8% more for housing

	Nairobi	Cordoba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,138.87	$28.54 ARS41,413.83	-28.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,484.32	$443.95 ARS644,115.02	-6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,595.33	$314.73 ARS456,624.71	+52.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,780.25	$76.81 ARS111,443.30	+161.9%
Average			+44.8%

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pay 34.4% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Cordoba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,893.32	$210.00 ARS304,680.26	-6.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	$3,300.00 ARS4,787,832.72	-62.4%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Cordoba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.33	$2.61 ARS3,786.74	+12.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.50	$2.39 ARS3,465.94	+0.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.10	$3.75 ARS5,440.72	+21.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,839.36	$25.80 ARS37,432.15	-43.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES947.87	$9.00 ARS13,057.73	+22.4%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 3.6 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Cordoba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,529.60	$128.67 ARS186,679.48	+555.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,207.07	$93.80 ARS136,090.52	+277.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,755.30	$129.33 ARS187,646.25	+90.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,027.94	$138.57 ARS201,047.52	+122.5%
Average			+261.4%

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