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Hervey Bay vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Hervey Bay is 2.7 times more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Hervey Bay
Groceries: pay 84.0% more in Hervey Bay
Transportation: pay 9.1% more in Hervey Bay
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Hervey Bay
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Hervey Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1 times more in Hervey Bay
Clothing: pay 62.1% more in Hervey Bay

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

Hervey Bay vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hervey Bay instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Hervey Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$16.35 A$24.59	+181.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	$9.99 A$15.02	+43.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$2.66 A$4.00	+278.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$2.10 A$3.16	+282.7%
Average			+196.7%

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pay 84.0% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Hervey Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$1.08 A$1.62	+97.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$4.44 A$6.68	-20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$5.66 A$8.51	+68.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$3.14 A$4.72	+90.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$2.67 A$4.01	-8.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$1.54 A$2.32	+9.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$1.04 A$1.56	+118.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$1.29 A$1.94	+45.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$2.12 A$3.19	+365.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$0.89 A$1.34	+81.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$0.89 A$1.34	+75.7%
Average			+84.0%

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pay 9.1% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Hervey Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$4.62 A$6.94	-14.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	$29,060.36 A$43,686.64	+34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.29	$18.32 A$27.54	+7.6%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Hervey Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$53.35 A$80.20	+33.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$1,046.68 A$1,573.48	+119.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$981.26 A$1,475.14	+375.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	$110.50 A$166.11	+276.8%
Average			+201.4%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Nairobi	Hervey Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	$1,789.27 A$2,689.83	+698.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	$10,865.50 A$16,334.18	+23.8%
Average			+361.0%

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pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Hervey Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$5.56 A$8.36	+139.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$3.60 A$5.41	+51.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$32.71 A$49.17	+956.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	$13.08 A$19.67	+77.9%
Average			+306.4%

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pay 62.1% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Hervey Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$58.88 A$88.51	+200.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$41.64 A$62.60	+67.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,744.25	$58.88 A$88.51	-13.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.80	$58.88 A$88.51	-5.5%
Average			+62.1%

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