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Kenya

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Javea (Xabia) vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Javea (Xabia) is 84.4% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Javea (Xabia)
Groceries: pay 49.4% more in Javea (Xabia)
Transportation: pay 29.5% more in Javea (Xabia)
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Javea (Xabia)
Childcare: pay 74.4% more in Javea (Xabia)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.1% more in Javea (Xabia)
Clothing: pay 94.5% more in Javea (Xabia)

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Javea (Xabia) are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, restaurants, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Javea (Xabia).

Javea (Xabia) vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Javea (Xabia) instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Javea (Xabia)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES751.45	$16.93 €14.64	+191.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.74	$11.68 €10.09	+67.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.86	$2.10 €1.82	+199.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.09	$2.31 €1.99	+320.0%
Average			+194.7%

Nairobi vs. Javea (Xabia) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.4% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Javea (Xabia)
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.74	$1.27 €1.10	+133.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.62	$5.28 €4.56	-5.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.42	$4.16 €3.59	+23.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.89	$2.98 €2.58	+81.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.80	$3.18 €2.75	+8.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES182.10	$0.84 €0.73	-40.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.45	$0.71 €0.61	+49.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.16	$0.55 €0.48	-38.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.05	$1.21 €1.05	+165.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.55	$0.90 €0.78	+83.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.57	$0.92 €0.79	+81.3%
Average			+49.4%

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pay 29.5% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Javea (Xabia)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.91	$6.72 €5.81	+24.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,007.74	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$38,968.02 €33,681.69	+79.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,204.26	$14.32 €12.38	-15.9%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Javea (Xabia)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,160.40	$28.03 €24.23	-29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,741.91	$1,051.14 €908.54	+120.4%
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	$103.25 €89.24	+252.1%
Average			+114.3%

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pay 74.4% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Javea (Xabia)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES29,014.37	$408.78 €353.32	+82.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$14,599.14 €12,618.65	+66.4%
Average			+74.4%

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pay 34.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Javea (Xabia)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.58	$4.09 €3.53	+76.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.78	$2.24 €1.93	-5.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.77	$5.84 €5.05	+88.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,863.82	$52.56 €45.43	+16.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.84	$7.01 €6.06	-4.7%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 94.5% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Javea (Xabia)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,540.20	$70.54 €60.97	+259.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,220.51	$29.20 €25.24	+17.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,791.98	$99.27 €85.81	+46.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,061.57	$96.35 €83.28	+54.7%
Average			+94.5%

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