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Figueira da Foz vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Figueira da Foz is 49.8% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 93.2% more in Figueira da Foz
Groceries: pay 44.0% more in Figueira da Foz
Transportation: pay 21.1% more in Figueira da Foz
Housing: pay 89.0% more in Figueira da Foz
Childcare: pay 29.2% more in Figueira da Foz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.8% more in Figueira da Foz
Clothing: pay 62.4% more in Figueira da Foz

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, groceries, childcare, and transportation in Figueira da Foz are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Figueira da Foz.

Figueira da Foz vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Figueira da Foz instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 93.2% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Figueira da Foz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$9.93 €8.53	+71.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$7.01 €6.02	+0.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$2.02 €1.74	+188.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$1.17 €1.00	+112.7%
Average			+93.2%

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pay 44.0% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Figueira da Foz
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.47 €1.27	+169.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$4.59 €3.94	-17.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$3.84 €3.29	+14.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$2.91 €2.50	+77.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$3.38 €2.90	+15.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.92 €0.79	-34.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.64 €0.55	+35.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.81 €0.70	-8.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.91 €0.78	+99.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.80 €0.69	+63.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.86 €0.74	+70.5%
Average			+44.0%

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pay 21.1% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Figueira da Foz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$7.36 €6.32	+36.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$40.88 €35.11	+32.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$35,037.93 €30,090.96	+61.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$9.23 €7.92	-45.8%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 89.0% more for housing

	Nairobi	Figueira da Foz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$42.05 €36.11	+5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$654.04 €561.70	+37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$525.57 €451.36	+154.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$75.92 €65.20	+158.9%
Average			+89.0%

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pay 29.2% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Figueira da Foz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$420.46 €361.09	+87.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$6,213.39 €5,336.13	-29.2%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Figueira da Foz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$1.93 €1.66	-17.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$1.58 €1.35	-33.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$6.19 €5.32	+99.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$36.50 €31.34	-19.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$8.76 €7.52	+19.1%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 62.4% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Figueira da Foz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$61.31 €52.65	+212.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$37.96 €32.60	+52.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$46.72 €40.12	-31.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$72.02 €61.85	+15.7%
Average			+62.4%

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