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Krugersdorp vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Krugersdorp is 22.5% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 44.1% more in Krugersdorp
Groceries: pay 19.1% more in Krugersdorp
Transportation: pay 11.6% less in Krugersdorp
Housing: pay 63.1% more in Krugersdorp
Childcare: pay 27.1% less in Krugersdorp
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% less in Krugersdorp
Clothing: pay 75.5% more in Krugersdorp

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

Krugersdorp vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.1% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Krugersdorp
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$11.52 ZAR195.05	+98.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$4.96 ZAR83.87	-28.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$1.08 ZAR18.30	+54.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.84 ZAR14.21	+52.9%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 19.1% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Krugersdorp
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.06 ZAR17.96	+94.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$4.18 ZAR70.71	-25.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$4.76 ZAR80.51	+41.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$2.38 ZAR40.33	+44.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$2.11 ZAR35.76	-27.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.76 ZAR12.88	-45.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.72 ZAR12.17	+51.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.72 ZAR12.20	-19.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.76 ZAR12.87	+66.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.60 ZAR10.09	+21.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.55 ZAR9.24	+7.7%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 11.6% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Krugersdorp
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$5.00 ZAR84.56	-7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$23,047.30 ZAR390,105.54	+6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$11.29 ZAR191.15	-33.7%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 63.1% more for housing

	Nairobi	Krugersdorp
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$41.82 ZAR707.86	+4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$201.66 ZAR3,413.42	-57.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$355.31 ZAR6,014.13	+72.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$97.62 ZAR1,652.39	+232.9%
Average			+63.1%

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pay 27.1% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Krugersdorp
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$202.82 ZAR3,432.93	-9.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$4,839.93 ZAR81,922.16	-44.8%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Krugersdorp
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$2.59 ZAR43.89	+11.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$2.25 ZAR38.12	-5.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$3.08 ZAR52.18	-0.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$27.46 ZAR464.88	-39.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$7.78 ZAR131.66	+5.8%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 75.5% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Krugersdorp
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$54.11 ZAR915.82	+175.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$37.45 ZAR633.92	+50.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$93.15 ZAR1,576.68	+37.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$86.43 ZAR1,462.90	+38.8%
Average			+75.5%

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