Cost of living comparison

Kenya

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South Korea

Daegu vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Daegu is 89.9% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 37.2% more in Daegu
Groceries: pay 3.3 times more in Daegu
Transportation: pay 19.0% more in Daegu
Housing: pay 90.3% more in Daegu
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Daegu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.7% more in Daegu
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Daegu

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

Daegu vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.2% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Daegu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.93	$6.72 ₩10,481	+15.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.11	$5.48 ₩8,550	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$1.48 ₩2,303	+110.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.79 ₩1,232	+43.9%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Daegu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$4.50 ₩7,023	+724.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.12	$5.54 ₩8,633	-0.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.12	$8.81 ₩13,744	+162.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.74	$2.66 ₩4,147	+61.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.54	$3.10 ₩4,838	+6.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.97	$3.56 ₩5,557	+153.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.41	$1.68 ₩2,620	+253.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.08	$2.67 ₩4,170	+200.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$3.29 ₩5,128	+621.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$1.07 ₩1,670	+118.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$1.41 ₩2,198	+178.3%
Average			+225.4%

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pay 19.0% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Daegu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.42	$4.32 ₩6,742	-19.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.95	$70.76 ₩110K	+128.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$26,696.92 ₩42M	+23.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.72	$7.54 ₩11,750	-55.7%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 90.3% more for housing

	Nairobi	Daegu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.81	$19.81 ₩30,892	-50.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,698.98	$379.34 ₩591K	-20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,688.18	$249.67 ₩389K	+21.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.45	$149.85 ₩234K	+411.0%
Average			+90.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Nairobi	Daegu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,994.20	$254.87 ₩397K	+13.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$27,763.25 ₩43M	+216.4%
Average			+115.0%

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pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Daegu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.37	$3.54 ₩5,516	+52.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.57	$3.46 ₩5,394	+46.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.50	$3.18 ₩4,965	+2.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.75	$48.82 ₩76,126	+7.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.18	$10.26 ₩15,998	+39.5%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Daegu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.43	$53.11 ₩82,807	+170.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.27	$47.76 ₩74,471	+92.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.87	$91.70 ₩143K	+35.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.96	$158.02 ₩246K	+153.7%
Average			+112.8%

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