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Jersey City vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Jersey City is 3.6 times more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Jersey City
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Jersey City
Transportation: pay 74.0% more in Jersey City
Housing: pay 6.0 times more in Jersey City
Childcare: pay 6.4 times more in Jersey City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Jersey City
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Jersey City

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

Jersey City vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jersey City instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Jersey City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$18.00	+210.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$13.00	+86.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$2.28	+225.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$1.78	+224.1%
Average			+186.4%

Nairobi vs. Jersey City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Jersey City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$4.05	+640.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$8.73	+56.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$4.83	+43.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$5.33	+224.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$5.62	+92.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$2.87	+103.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.89	+87.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$2.16	+142.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$2.37	+419.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$1.41	+187.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$1.51	+198.1%
Average			+199.8%

Nairobi vs. Jersey City - Cost of groceries

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pay 74.0% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Jersey City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$3.30	-38.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$110.00	+255.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$35,911.24	+65.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$19.40	+14.0%
Average			+74.0%

Nairobi vs. Jersey City - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.0 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Jersey City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$63.75	+59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$3,437.50	+620.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$2,442.86	+1084.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$103.54	+253.1%
Average			+504.4%

Nairobi vs. Jersey City - Cost of housing

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pay 6.4 times more for childcare

	Nairobi	Jersey City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$2,250.00	+903.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$23,666.67	+169.7%
Average			+536.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Jersey City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$7.00	+201.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$5.50	+132.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$11.98	+287.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$66.00	+45.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$17.00	+131.1%
Average			+159.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Jersey City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$67.90	+246.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$63.33	+154.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$77.50	+14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$133.75	+114.8%
Average			+132.4%

Nairobi vs. Jersey City - Cost of clothing

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