Cost of living comparison

Kenya

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Serbia

Nis vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Nis is 41.7% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 97.0% more in Nis
Groceries: pay 14.5% more in Nis
Transportation: pay 2.9% less in Nis
Housing: pay 71.0% more in Nis
Childcare: pay 17.5% less in Nis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.5% less in Nis
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Nis

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

Nis vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 97.0% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Nis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.58	$7.48 RSD771	+28.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES900.70	$9.97 RSD1,028	+43.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.75	$1.94 RSD200	+175.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.01	$1.32 RSD136	+140.2%
Average			+97.0%

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pay 14.5% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Nis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.66	$0.76 RSD78	+39.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES719.79	$4.20 RSD433	-24.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES433.92	$4.90 RSD505	+46.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.64	$2.41 RSD249	+46.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.36	$3.07 RSD316	+5.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.89	$0.54 RSD56	-61.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.38	$0.82 RSD85	+73.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.03	$0.69 RSD71	-22.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.98	$0.81 RSD84	+77.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.47	$0.45 RSD46	-8.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.49	$0.45 RSD47	-10.7%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 2.9% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Nis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.10	$6.82 RSD703	+26.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,003.10	$26.32 RSD2,713	-15.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$30,950.56 RSD3M	+42.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,201.70	$5.88 RSD606	-65.5%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 71.0% more for housing

	Nairobi	Nis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,154.42	$23.76 RSD2,450	-40.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,670.36	$406.46 RSD41,907	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,675.80	$284.53 RSD29,336	+37.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,791.69	$117.74 RSD12,140	+301.5%
Average			+71.0%

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pay 17.5% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Nis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,980.75	$238.63 RSD24,603	+6.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$5,133.93 RSD529K	-41.5%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Nis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.23	$2.49 RSD257	+7.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.43	$1.97 RSD203	-16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.31	$4.29 RSD442	+38.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,857.03	$29.83 RSD3,076	-34.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES950.74	$4.98 RSD514	-32.2%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Nis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,537.26	$92.07 RSD9,493	+369.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,216.77	$42.99 RSD4,432	+72.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,781.79	$96.97 RSD9,998	+42.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,052.23	$103.05 RSD10,625	+65.5%
Average			+137.6%

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