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General Santos vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

General Santos is 5.7% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 47.9% less in General Santos
Groceries: pay 45.2% more in General Santos
Transportation: pay 45.3% less in General Santos
Housing: pay 79.7% more in General Santos
Childcare: pay 30.1% less in General Santos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.0% less in General Santos
Clothing: pay 66.0% more in General Santos

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

General Santos vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in General Santos instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 47.9% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	General Santos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES751.45	$4.30 ₱252.18	-25.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.74	$3.01 ₱176.52	-56.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.86	$0.31 ₱18.16	-55.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.09	$0.26 ₱15.13	-53.0%
Average			-47.9%

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pay 45.2% more for groceries

	Nairobi	General Santos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.74	$1.25 ₱73.13	+128.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.62	$2.92 ₱171.48	-47.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.42	$6.76 ₱396.47	+101.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.89	$2.02 ₱118.69	+23.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.80	$1.99 ₱116.67	-31.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES182.10	$1.29 ₱75.49	-8.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.45	$0.51 ₱29.92	+7.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.16	$1.03 ₱60.58	+16.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.05	$0.61 ₱35.57	+33.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.55	$0.95 ₱55.90	+94.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.57	$1.42 ₱83.50	+181.2%
Average			+45.2%

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pay 45.3% less for transportation

	Nairobi	General Santos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.91	$4.09 ₱239.60	-24.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,007.74	$8.60 ₱504.35	-72.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	$21,503.90 ₱1,260,880.84	-0.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,204.26	$2.75 ₱161.39	-83.8%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 79.7% more for housing

	Nairobi	General Santos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,160.40	$33.83 ₱1,983.79	-15.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,741.91	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,706.75	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,796.09	$80.46 ₱4,717.71	+174.4%
Average			+79.7%

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pay 30.1% less for childcare

	Nairobi	General Santos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES29,014.37	$115.64 ₱6,780.74	-48.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	$7,741.40 ₱453,917.10	-11.8%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	General Santos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.58	$1.29 ₱75.65	-44.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.78	$2.15 ₱126.09	-9.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.77	$2.58 ₱151.31	-16.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,863.82	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.84	$4.30 ₱252.18	-41.5%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 66.0% more for clothing

	Nairobi	General Santos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,540.20	$64.51 ₱3,782.64	+228.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,220.51	$29.25 ₱1,714.80	+17.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,791.98	$75.26 ₱4,413.08	+10.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,061.57	$66.66 ₱3,908.73	+7.0%
Average			+66.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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