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Mossel Bay vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Mossel Bay is 19.5% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 77.8% more in Mossel Bay
Groceries: pay 26.7% more in Mossel Bay
Transportation: pay 7.0% less in Mossel Bay
Housing: pay 50.3% more in Mossel Bay
Childcare: pay 64.0% less in Mossel Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.4% more in Mossel Bay
Clothing: pay 31.2% more in Mossel Bay

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

Mossel Bay vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mossel Bay instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 77.8% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Mossel Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$13.77 ZAR233.01	+137.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$8.32 ZAR140.78	+19.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$1.30 ZAR22.01	+85.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.93 ZAR15.78	+69.7%
Average			+77.8%

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pay 26.7% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Mossel Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.04 ZAR17.59	+90.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$4.45 ZAR75.24	-20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$4.05 ZAR68.59	+20.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$2.96 ZAR50.10	+80.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$2.24 ZAR37.87	-23.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.75 ZAR12.62	-47.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.49 ZAR8.37	+4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.68 ZAR11.45	-24.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.88 ZAR14.97	+93.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.86 ZAR14.53	+74.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.73 ZAR12.33	+43.8%
Average			+26.7%

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pay 7.0% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Mossel Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$5.05 ZAR85.42	-6.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$20,075.72 ZAR339,807.66	-7.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	??
Average			-7.0%

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pay 50.3% more for housing

	Nairobi	Mossel Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$40.11 ZAR678.97	+0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$477.99 ZAR8,090.66	+0.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$344.16 ZAR5,825.27	+66.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$68.54 ZAR1,160.06	+133.7%
Average			+50.3%

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pay 64.0% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Mossel Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$120.45 ZAR2,038.85	-46.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$1,606.06 ZAR27,184.61	-81.7%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Mossel Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$2.29 ZAR38.84	-1.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$2.42 ZAR41.02	+2.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$3.44 ZAR58.25	+11.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$20.36 ZAR344.66	-55.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$18.35 ZAR310.68	+149.6%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 31.2% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Mossel Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$43.00 ZAR727.84	+119.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$22.37 ZAR378.64	-10.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$77.41 ZAR1,310.20	+14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$63.48 ZAR1,074.44	+1.9%
Average			+31.2%

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