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Dubna vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Dubna is 33.2% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 9.4% more in Dubna
Groceries: pay 13.8% more in Dubna
Transportation: pay 14.4% less in Dubna
Housing: pay 59.5% more in Dubna
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Dubna
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.5% less in Dubna
Clothing: pay 71.8% more in Dubna

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

Dubna vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.4% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Dubna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.78	$9.55 RUB762.87	+64.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES900.94	$3.82 RUB305.15	-45.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.78	$1.07 RUB85.82	+53.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.03	$0.36 RUB28.61	-34.8%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 13.8% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Dubna
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.68	$0.75 RUB60.08	+37.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES719.98	$4.77 RUB381.44	-14.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.04	$4.29 RUB342.93	+27.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.70	$1.58 RUB125.87	-4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.46	$1.89 RUB151.39	-35.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.93	$0.62 RUB49.74	-55.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.39	$0.81 RUB64.88	+71.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.06	$0.87 RUB69.21	-2.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.00	$1.35 RUB108.14	+196.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.49	$0.32 RUB25.95	-33.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.51	$0.32 RUB25.95	-35.9%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 14.4% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Dubna
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.28	$2.84 RUB226.81	-47.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.16	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$36,994.59 RUB3M	+70.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.29	$5.73 RUB457.72	-66.4%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 59.5% more for housing

	Nairobi	Dubna
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,155.79	$7.82 RUB624.57	-80.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,686.73	$447.52 RUB35,759.70	-6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,682.88	$304.31 RUB24,316.60	+47.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,792.69	$110.60 RUB8,837.38	+277.1%
Average			+59.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Nairobi	Dubna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,988.44	$656.36 RUB52,447.56	+192.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$14,285.88 RUB1M	+62.8%
Average			+127.8%

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pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Dubna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.31	$1.49 RUB119.20	-35.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.51	$1.43 RUB114.43	-39.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.42	$2.39 RUB190.72	-22.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,858.58	$14.32 RUB1,144.31	-68.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES950.99	$6.56 RUB524.48	-10.7%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 71.8% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Dubna
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,537.93	$70.33 RUB5,619.90	+258.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,217.63	$23.87 RUB1,907.18	-4.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,784.12	$106.13 RUB8,480.67	+56.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,054.37	$47.73 RUB3,814.37	-23.3%
Average			+71.8%

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