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Krasnodar vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Krasnodar is 35.8% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 43.1% more in Krasnodar
Groceries: pay 3.3% more in Krasnodar
Transportation: pay 3.7% less in Krasnodar
Housing: pay 27.9% more in Krasnodar
Childcare: pay 95.8% more in Krasnodar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.4% less in Krasnodar
Clothing: pay 98.8% more in Krasnodar

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

Krasnodar vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.1% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Krasnodar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES752.07	$9.53 RUB777.78	+64.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES902.48	$4.76 RUB388.89	-31.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.93	$1.46 RUB119.42	+108.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.15	$0.72 RUB58.89	+31.4%
Average			+43.1%

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pay 3.3% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Krasnodar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.80	$0.71 RUB57.59	+29.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES721.22	$4.89 RUB399.15	-12.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.78	$3.84 RUB313.13	+14.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES213.07	$1.55 RUB126.78	-5.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES378.11	$2.06 RUB168.51	-29.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES182.25	$0.57 RUB46.46	-59.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.50	$0.76 RUB62.40	+61.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.26	$0.73 RUB59.87	-17.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.10	$1.04 RUB85.26	+129.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.60	$0.37 RUB30.39	-24.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.62	$0.26 RUB20.92	-49.4%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 3.7% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Krasnodar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES699.48	$2.73 RUB222.61	-49.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,011.03	$29.78 RUB2,430.56	-3.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$46,399.02 RUB4M	+114.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,206.07	$4.17 RUB340.28	-75.5%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 27.9% more for housing

	Nairobi	Krasnodar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,164.64	$7.74 RUB631.95	-80.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,792.59	$478.00 RUB39,011.23	+0.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,728.68	$304.62 RUB24,861.20	+47.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,799.20	$71.62 RUB5,845.51	+144.2%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 95.8% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Krasnodar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES29,038.19	$270.02 RUB22,037.11	+20.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$23,777.26 RUB2M	+171.0%
Average			+95.8%

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pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Krasnodar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.83	$0.95 RUB77.78	-59.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES307.03	$2.67 RUB217.54	+12.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES401.10	$2.74 RUB223.61	-11.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,868.64	$40.20 RUB3,281.26	-11.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES952.62	$7.15 RUB583.34	-2.8%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 98.8% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Krasnodar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,542.29	$44.67 RUB3,645.85	+127.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,223.15	$58.07 RUB4,739.60	+133.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,799.20	$121.51 RUB9,916.70	+78.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,068.19	$96.79 RUB7,899.33	+55.4%
Average			+98.8%

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