Cost of living comparison

Kenya

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Argentina

La Plata vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

La Plata is 38.2% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 70.4% more in La Plata
Groceries: pay 32.7% more in La Plata
Transportation: pay 34.3% less in La Plata
Housing: pay 24.4% less in La Plata
Childcare: pay 13.2% more in La Plata
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9% more in La Plata
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in La Plata

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

La Plata vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in La Plata instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 70.4% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	La Plata
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES751.16	$15.00 ARS21,967.12	+158.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.39	$5.25 ARS7,688.49	-24.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.82	$1.38 ARS2,013.65	+95.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.06	$0.83 ARS1,220.40	+51.7%
Average			+70.4%

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pay 32.7% more for groceries

	Nairobi	La Plata
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.71	$1.62 ARS2,377.94	+197.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.35	$3.80 ARS5,565.00	-31.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.26	$4.49 ARS6,569.22	+33.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.81	$2.24 ARS3,273.10	+35.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.65	$2.57 ARS3,768.19	-11.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES182.03	$1.13 ARS1,657.37	-19.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.42	$0.85 ARS1,237.77	+78.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.12	$0.51 ARS750.63	-42.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.03	$1.14 ARS1,668.93	+149.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.52	$0.34 ARS498.21	-30.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.54	$0.51 ARS750.63	+1.2%
Average			+32.7%

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pay 34.3% less for transportation

	Nairobi	La Plata
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.64	$3.68 ARS5,386.57	-31.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,006.19	$9.00 ARS13,180.27	-70.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$25,000.00 ARS37M	+15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,203.41	$8.57 ARS12,550.55	-49.7%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 24.4% less for housing

	Nairobi	La Plata
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,158.41	$23.25 ARS34,049.04	-41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,718.06	$298.55 ARS437K	-37.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,696.43	$183.33 ARS268K	-11.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,794.62	$27.13 ARS39,733.42	-7.5%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 13.2% more for childcare

	Nairobi	La Plata
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES29,003.16	$367.39 ARS538K	+63.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$5,496.25 ARS8M	-37.4%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	La Plata
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.46	$3.00 ARS4,393.42	+29.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.66	$3.67 ARS5,369.74	+54.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.62	$3.00 ARS4,393.42	-3.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,861.56	$22.01 ARS32,236.75	-51.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.47	$6.98 ARS10,222.03	-5.1%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	La Plata
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,539.22	$91.23 ARS134K	+364.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,219.26	$89.00 ARS130K	+257.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,788.58	$122.33 ARS179K	+80.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,058.46	$134.94 ARS198K	+116.7%
Average			+204.8%

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