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Pangasinan vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Pangasinan is 34.5% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 56.8% less in Pangasinan
Groceries: pay 73.1% more in Pangasinan
Transportation: pay 19.2% less in Pangasinan
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Pangasinan
Childcare: pay 12.1% more in Pangasinan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.5% less in Pangasinan
Clothing: pay 93.9% more in Pangasinan

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

Pangasinan vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.8% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Pangasinan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES752.07	$1.29 ₱78.04	-77.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES902.48	$2.97 ₱179.49	-57.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.93	$0.43 ₱26.01	-38.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.15	$0.26 ₱15.61	-53.0%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 73.1% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Pangasinan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.80	$0.86 ₱52.03	+57.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES721.22	$3.89 ₱235.42	-30.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.78	$4.56 ₱275.72	+35.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES213.07	$2.38 ₱143.80	+44.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES378.11	$2.27 ₱137.16	-22.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES182.25	$2.00 ₱120.78	+41.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.50	$0.91 ₱55.32	+92.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.26	$1.17 ₱70.65	+31.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.10	$0.97 ₱59.00	+113.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.60	$1.48 ₱89.44	+201.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.62	$1.72 ₱103.83	+238.7%
Average			+73.1%

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pay 19.2% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Pangasinan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES699.48	$4.12 ₱249.28	-23.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,011.03	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$32,669.06 ₱2M	+50.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,206.07	$2.61 ₱158.16	-84.7%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Pangasinan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,164.64	$36.10 ₱2,184.78	-9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,792.59	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,728.68	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,799.20	$128.77 ₱7,792.82	+339.1%
Average			+164.9%

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pay 12.1% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Pangasinan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES29,038.19	$312.36 ₱18,902.81	+39.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$7,450.84 ₱451K	-15.1%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Pangasinan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.83	$1.33 ₱80.64	-42.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES307.03	$0.95 ₱57.23	-60.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES401.10	$2.83 ₱171.17	-8.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,868.64	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES952.62	$7.74 ₱468.23	+5.2%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 93.9% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Pangasinan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,542.29	$61.47 ₱3,719.61	+213.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,223.15	$40.12 ₱2,427.88	+61.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,799.20	$82.53 ₱4,994.50	+21.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,068.19	$111.76 ₱6,763.39	+79.5%
Average			+93.9%

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