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Koszalin vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Koszalin is 69.2% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 93.5% more in Koszalin
Groceries: pay 15.7% more in Koszalin
Transportation: pay 1.7% more in Koszalin
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Koszalin
Childcare: pay 28.6% more in Koszalin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.2% more in Koszalin
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Koszalin

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

Koszalin vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 93.5% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Koszalin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES753.48	$8.20 PLN30.47	+41.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES904.18	$9.57 PLN35.55	+37.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES91.10	$1.73 PLN6.43	+146.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.28	$1.37 PLN5.08	+148.9%
Average			+93.5%

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pay 15.7% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Koszalin
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.93	$1.03 PLN3.82	+88.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES722.57	$4.51 PLN16.76	-19.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES435.60	$3.86 PLN14.34	+15.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES213.47	$3.06 PLN11.38	+86.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES378.82	$3.02 PLN11.23	+3.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES182.59	$0.39 PLN1.46	-72.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.61	$0.43 PLN1.61	-8.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.47	$0.87 PLN3.22	-2.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.21	$1.12 PLN4.15	+144.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.72	$0.31 PLN1.15	-36.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.75	$0.37 PLN1.38	-26.5%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 1.7% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Koszalin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES700.80	$6.38 PLN23.68	+18.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,018.58	$29.53 PLN109.69	-4.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$31,878.68 PLN118K	+47.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,210.22	$7.87 PLN29.25	-53.8%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Koszalin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,174.35	$13.67 PLN50.78	-65.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,908.84	$683.53 PLN2,539.07	+43.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,778.96	$410.12 PLN1,523.44	+98.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,806.35	$242.35 PLN900.22	+726.4%
Average			+200.7%

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pay 28.6% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Koszalin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES29,092.81	$373.53 PLN1,387.50	+66.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$7,929.00 PLN29,453.23	-9.6%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Koszalin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES301.39	$3.83 PLN14.22	+64.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES307.61	$3.19 PLN11.85	+34.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES401.86	$5.06 PLN18.79	+63.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,879.68	$36.36 PLN135.08	-19.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES954.41	$6.84 PLN25.39	-7.0%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Koszalin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,547.07	$83.04 PLN308.45	+323.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,229.21	$43.37 PLN161.10	+74.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,815.75	$88.36 PLN328.21	+30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,083.37	$87.83 PLN326.27	+41.0%
Average			+117.1%

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