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Kharkiv vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Kharkiv is 2.5% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 4.9% less in Kharkiv
Groceries: pay 2.5% less in Kharkiv
Transportation: pay 20.3% less in Kharkiv
Housing: pay 1.8% more in Kharkiv
Childcare: pay 3.1% less in Kharkiv
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.8% less in Kharkiv
Clothing: pay 86.5% more in Kharkiv

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

Kharkiv vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.9% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Kharkiv
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$7.22 UAH304.67	+24.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	$6.02 UAH253.89	-13.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$0.63 UAH26.60	-10.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$0.44 UAH18.47	-20.3%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 2.5% less for groceries

	Nairobi	Kharkiv
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$0.62 UAH26.05	+13.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$4.11 UAH173.54	-26.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$4.08 UAH172.08	+21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$1.65 UAH69.69	+0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$1.83 UAH77.34	-37.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$0.45 UAH19.00	-68.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$0.75 UAH31.60	+57.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$0.83 UAH35.05	-6.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$0.96 UAH40.47	+110.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$0.30 UAH12.75	-38.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$0.23 UAH9.75	-54.4%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 20.3% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Kharkiv
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$5.16 UAH217.50	-4.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	$26,962.46 UAH1,137,432.28	+24.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.29	$3.25 UAH137.10	-80.9%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 1.8% more for housing

	Nairobi	Kharkiv
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$6.30 UAH265.74	-84.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$214.94 UAH9,067.54	-54.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$142.57 UAH6,014.40	-30.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	$81.31 UAH3,429.95	+177.3%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 3.1% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Kharkiv
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	$353.08 UAH14,894.95	+57.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	$3,177.72 UAH134,054.52	-63.8%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 39.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Kharkiv
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$0.96 UAH40.62	-58.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$1.35 UAH57.15	-42.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$2.54 UAH107.14	-18.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	$24.73 UAH1,043.26	-45.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	$4.81 UAH203.11	-34.5%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 86.5% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Kharkiv
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$56.87 UAH2,399.27	+189.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$39.89 UAH1,682.94	+60.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,744.25	$90.28 UAH3,808.37	+32.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.80	$101.45 UAH4,279.88	+62.9%
Average			+86.5%

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