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Lake Forest vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Lake Forest is 2.9 times more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Lake Forest
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Lake Forest
Transportation: pay 11.2% more in Lake Forest
Housing: pay 4.4 times more in Lake Forest
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Lake Forest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Lake Forest
Clothing: pay 96.7% more in Lake Forest

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

Lake Forest vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lake Forest instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Lake Forest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$25.00	+330.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	$11.50	+65.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$2.67	+279.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$2.50	+355.2%
Average			+257.7%

Nairobi vs. Lake Forest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Lake Forest
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$3.80	+595.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$6.22	+11.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$4.59	+36.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$3.75	+127.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$9.15	+213.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$2.90	+106.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$0.66	+38.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$1.75	+97.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$2.68	+486.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$1.75	+256.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$1.36	+169.3%
Average			+194.4%

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pay 11.2% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Lake Forest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$4.76	-11.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	$28,500.00	+31.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.29	$19.41	+14.0%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Lake Forest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$75.00	+88.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$1,433.33	+200.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$1,500.00	+627.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	$153.80	+424.5%
Average			+335.1%

Nairobi vs. Lake Forest - Cost of housing

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Nairobi	Lake Forest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	$1,211.00	+440.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	$20,000.00	+127.9%
Average			+284.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Lake Forest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$9.00	+287.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$5.75	+142.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$9.63	+211.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	$50.00	+10.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	$14.75	+100.6%
Average			+150.5%

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pay 96.7% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Lake Forest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$55.00	+180.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$40.75	+63.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,744.25	$80.00	+17.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.80	$140.00	+124.8%
Average			+96.7%

Nairobi vs. Lake Forest - Cost of clothing

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