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Miskolc vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Miskolc is 45.5% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 81.3% more in Miskolc
Groceries: pay 56.6% more in Miskolc
Transportation: pay 1.8% more in Miskolc
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Miskolc
Childcare: pay 3.2% less in Miskolc
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.8% more in Miskolc
Clothing: pay 54.2% more in Miskolc

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

Miskolc vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.3% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Miskolc
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$8.94 HUF2,931.42	+54.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	$8.94 HUF2,931.42	+28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$1.49 HUF488.57	+112.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$1.27 HUF415.28	+130.6%
Average			+81.3%

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pay 56.6% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Miskolc
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$1.67 HUF548.18	+205.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$4.95 HUF1,623.14	-11.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$4.04 HUF1,325.68	+20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$2.76 HUF904.20	+67.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$2.76 HUF906.05	-5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$0.83 HUF270.86	-41.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$0.93 HUF305.28	+96.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$0.89 HUF290.87	-0.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$1.58 HUF519.51	+247.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$0.54 HUF177.84	+10.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$0.68 HUF221.61	+33.4%
Average			+56.6%

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pay 1.8% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Miskolc
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$6.76 HUF2,217.05	+25.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	$26.81 HUF8,794.26	-13.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	$26,782.79 HUF8,784,488.05	+23.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.29	$12.21 HUF4,006.27	-28.3%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Miskolc
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$19.58 HUF6,421.21	-50.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$387.29 HUF127,028.19	-18.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$301.64 HUF98,935.42	+46.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	$156.76 HUF51,415.57	+434.6%
Average			+102.8%

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pay 3.2% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Miskolc
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	$342.61 HUF112,371.09	+52.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	$3,575.01 HUF1,172,567.93	-59.3%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Miskolc
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$2.09 HUF684.00	-10.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$2.07 HUF679.11	-12.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$7.15 HUF2,345.14	+130.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	$51.84 HUF17,002.23	+14.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	$7.45 HUF2,442.85	+1.3%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 54.2% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Miskolc
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$55.11 HUF18,077.09	+180.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$28.30 HUF9,282.83	+13.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,744.25	$69.51 HUF22,799.93	+2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.80	$74.48 HUF24,428.50	+19.6%
Average			+54.2%

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