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Juffair vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Juffair is 41.3% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 7.5% less in Juffair
Groceries: pay 27.4% more in Juffair
Transportation: pay 9.2% more in Juffair
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Juffair
Childcare: pay 4.3% more in Juffair
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.3% more in Juffair
Clothing: pay 37.1% more in Juffair

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

Juffair vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Juffair instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 7.5% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Juffair
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES748.32	$6.63 BHD2.510	+14.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES897.98	$7.43 BHD2.810	+6.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.48	$0.71 BHD0.270	+0.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.79	$0.27 BHD0.100	-51.7%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 27.4% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Juffair
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.44	$1.13 BHD0.430	+106.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES717.62	$3.32 BHD1.250	-40.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.61	$6.19 BHD2.340	+84.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.00	$2.54 BHD0.960	+54.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.22	$2.93 BHD1.110	+0.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.34	$1.12 BHD0.420	-20.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.19	$0.97 BHD0.370	+103.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.68	$0.78 BHD0.290	-12.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.81	$0.59 BHD0.220	+28.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.28	$0.44 BHD0.170	-9.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.30	$0.54 BHD0.200	+6.9%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 9.2% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Juffair
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.99	$0.79 BHD0.300	-85.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,991.02	$35.01 BHD13.230	+13.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	$27,848.58 BHD10,525.400	+28.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,195.06	$30.77 BHD11.630	+80.7%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Juffair
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,138.87	$31.83 BHD12.030	-20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,484.32	$972.49 BHD367.550	+103.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,595.33	$729.37 BHD275.670	+253.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,780.25	$96.16 BHD36.340	+227.9%
Average			+141.3%

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pay 4.3% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Juffair
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,893.32	$238.70 BHD90.220	+6.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	$8,971.22 BHD3,390.680	+2.2%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 77.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Juffair
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.33	$5.30 BHD2.000	+128.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.50	$5.26 BHD1.990	+122.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.10	$5.97 BHD2.260	+92.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,839.36	$53.04 BHD20.050	+17.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES947.87	$9.28 BHD3.510	+26.2%
Average			+77.3%

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pay 37.1% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Juffair
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,529.60	$42.44 BHD16.040	+116.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,207.07	$31.83 BHD12.030	+27.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,755.30	$66.31 BHD25.060	-2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,027.94	$66.31 BHD25.060	+6.5%
Average			+37.1%

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