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Jaragua do Sul vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Jaragua do Sul is 11.0% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 27.4% more in Jaragua do Sul
Groceries: pay 10.1% more in Jaragua do Sul
Transportation: pay 13.4% less in Jaragua do Sul
Housing: pay 3.9% more in Jaragua do Sul
Childcare: pay 17.0% less in Jaragua do Sul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.5% less in Jaragua do Sul
Clothing: pay 94.4% more in Jaragua do Sul

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

Jaragua do Sul vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jaragua do Sul instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 27.4% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Jaragua do Sul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$7.46 R$40.55	+28.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$6.52 R$35.49	-6.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$1.23 R$6.66	+74.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.62 R$3.38	+13.1%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 10.1% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Jaragua do Sul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.46 R$7.96	+167.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$4.10 R$22.31	-26.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$2.88 R$15.68	-14.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$1.81 R$9.83	+9.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$1.65 R$8.97	-43.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$1.07 R$5.79	-24.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.58 R$3.14	+21.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.55 R$2.99	-38.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.70 R$3.80	+53.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.52 R$2.82	+5.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.50 R$2.73	-1.0%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 13.4% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Jaragua do Sul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$4.06 R$22.10	-24.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$33.55 R$182.50	+8.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$20,316.87 R$110,511.58	-6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$11.74 R$63.87	-31.0%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 3.9% more for housing

	Nairobi	Jaragua do Sul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$20.69 R$112.53	-48.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$326.19 R$1,774.27	-31.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$229.89 R$1,250.44	+11.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$53.97 R$293.54	+84.0%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 17.0% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Jaragua do Sul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$307.55 R$1,672.88	+37.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$2,516.31 R$13,687.21	-71.3%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Jaragua do Sul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$1.86 R$10.14	-19.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$1.49 R$8.11	-37.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$2.21 R$12.01	-28.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$24.54 R$133.49	-45.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$6.52 R$35.49	-11.3%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 94.4% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Jaragua do Sul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$52.81 R$287.26	+169.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$68.34 R$371.75	+174.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$91.63 R$498.40	+34.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$61.74 R$335.84	-0.9%
Average			+94.4%

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