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Kermanshah vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Kermanshah is 39.0% cheaper than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 18.8% less in Kermanshah
Groceries: pay 51.4% less in Kermanshah
Transportation: pay 2.6% less in Kermanshah
Housing: pay 4.1% less in Kermanshah
Childcare: pay 96.0% less in Kermanshah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.3% less in Kermanshah
Clothing: pay 32.5% less in Kermanshah

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and housing are lower in Kermanshah.

Kermanshah vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.8% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Kermanshah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$3.50 IRR147,394	-39.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$3.66 IRR154,324	-47.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$0.86 IRR36,249	+22.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.49 IRR20,701	-10.5%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 51.4% less for groceries

	Nairobi	Kermanshah
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$0.11 IRR4,843	-79.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$1.08 IRR45,587	-80.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$2.55 IRR107,338	-24.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$0.94 IRR39,642	-42.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$1.03 IRR43,170	-64.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.32 IRR13,562	-77.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.61 IRR25,501	+27.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.35 IRR14,613	-61.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.22 IRR9,455	-50.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.24 IRR10,124	-51.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.19 IRR8,118	-61.9%
Average			-51.4%

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pay 2.6% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Kermanshah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$0.57 IRR23,912	-89.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$3.00 IRR126,338	-90.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$79,298.00 IRR3,339,437,025	+265.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$0.63 IRR26,531	-96.3%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 4.1% less for housing

	Nairobi	Kermanshah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$12.28 IRR517,142	-69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$690.87 IRR29,094,380	+44.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$422.02 IRR17,772,472	+104.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$0.93 IRR39,288	-96.8%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 96.0% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Kermanshah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$12.28 IRR517,142	-94.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$216.00 IRR9,096,300	-97.5%
Average			-96.0%

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pay 67.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Kermanshah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$1.35 IRR56,852	-41.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$0.71 IRR30,056	-69.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$0.64 IRR26,952	-79.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$19.29 IRR812,350	-57.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$0.87 IRR36,638	-88.2%
Average			-67.3%

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pay 32.5% less for clothing

	Nairobi	Kermanshah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$14.03 IRR590,838	-28.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$12.35 IRR520,089	-50.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$68.61 IRR2,889,339	+1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$29.82 IRR1,255,795	-52.1%
Average			-32.5%

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