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Nizhny Novgorod vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Nizhny Novgorod is 24.1% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 37.9% more in Nizhny Novgorod
Groceries: pay 4.7% more in Nizhny Novgorod
Transportation: pay 25.0% less in Nizhny Novgorod
Housing: pay 44.9% more in Nizhny Novgorod
Childcare: pay 6.4% less in Nizhny Novgorod
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.5% less in Nizhny Novgorod
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Nizhny Novgorod

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

Nizhny Novgorod vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nizhny Novgorod instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 37.9% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Nizhny Novgorod
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$11.91 RUB909.72	+105.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$5.66 RUB432.12	-18.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$1.30 RUB99.24	+85.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.44 RUB33.49	-20.1%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 4.7% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Nizhny Novgorod
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$0.59 RUB44.72	+7.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$5.00 RUB382.08	-10.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$3.81 RUB291.08	+13.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$1.44 RUB109.99	-12.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$2.26 RUB172.56	-22.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.73 RUB55.84	-48.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.72 RUB54.79	+51.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.84 RUB64.13	-5.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$1.19 RUB90.99	+161.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.30 RUB22.87	-39.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.29 RUB21.80	-43.6%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 25.0% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Nizhny Novgorod
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$2.72 RUB207.70	-49.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$15.19 RUB1,159.89	-50.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$35,737.37 RUB2,729,161.03	+64.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$6.08 RUB463.96	-64.3%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 44.9% more for housing

	Nairobi	Nizhny Novgorod
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$7.03 RUB536.74	-82.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$536.06 RUB40,937.42	+12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$348.21 RUB26,591.83	+68.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$82.37 RUB6,290.24	+180.9%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 6.4% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Nizhny Novgorod
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$324.91 RUB24,812.09	+45.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$3,692.86 RUB282,013.31	-57.9%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Nizhny Novgorod
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$0.98 RUB75.05	-57.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$2.43 RUB185.73	+2.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$2.62 RUB200.14	-15.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$28.16 RUB2,150.25	-37.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$5.96 RUB454.86	-19.0%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Nizhny Novgorod
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$74.45 RUB5,685.75	+279.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$50.63 RUB3,866.31	+103.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$125.08 RUB9,552.06	+84.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$115.15 RUB8,793.96	+84.9%
Average			+138.0%

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