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Las Terrenas vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Las Terrenas is 15.3% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 16.1% more in Las Terrenas
Groceries: pay 14.7% more in Las Terrenas
Transportation: pay 14.0% more in Las Terrenas
Housing: pay 70.9% more in Las Terrenas
Childcare: pay 56.8% less in Las Terrenas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% less in Las Terrenas
Clothing: pay 50.5% more in Las Terrenas

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

Las Terrenas vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Las Terrenas instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 16.1% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Las Terrenas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES749.71	$6.24 DOP369.49	+7.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES899.65	$7.25 DOP429.08	+4.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.65	$0.97 DOP57.61	+38.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.92	$0.63 DOP37.19	+14.3%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 14.7% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Las Terrenas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.57	$1.34 DOP79.52	+145.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES718.95	$3.66 DOP216.48	-34.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES433.42	$4.57 DOP270.71	+36.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.40	$1.61 DOP95.35	-2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.92	$2.47 DOP146.39	-15.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.68	$1.10 DOP64.98	-22.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.31	$0.38 DOP22.77	-19.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.89	$0.51 DOP30.28	-42.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.92	$0.51 DOP30.28	+12.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.40	$0.51 DOP30.28	+4.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.42	$1.01 DOP59.55	+98.5%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 14.0% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Las Terrenas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES697.29	$4.55 DOP269.59	-15.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,998.45	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$29,626.22 DOP2M	+36.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,199.15	$20.61 DOP1,220.49	+21.0%
Average			+14.0%

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pay 70.9% more for housing

	Nairobi	Las Terrenas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,148.44	$34.89 DOP2,066.36	-12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,598.82	$724.55 DOP42,907.94	+51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,644.86	$434.73 DOP25,744.76	+110.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,787.29	$68.45 DOP4,053.39	+133.4%
Average			+70.9%

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pay 56.8% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Las Terrenas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,947.13	$80.51 DOP4,767.55	-64.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$4,427.83 DOP262K	-49.5%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Las Terrenas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.88	$2.42 DOP143.03	+4.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.07	$1.99 DOP118.00	-15.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.85	$4.83 DOP286.05	+56.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,850.24	$20.13 DOP1,191.89	-55.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES949.63	$7.25 DOP429.08	-1.5%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 50.5% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Las Terrenas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,534.31	$41.65 DOP2,466.61	+112.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,213.04	$40.25 DOP2,383.77	+61.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,771.60	$67.09 DOP3,972.96	-1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,042.89	$80.51 DOP4,767.55	+29.3%
Average			+50.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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