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Petah Tikva vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Petah Tikva is 3.1 times more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 3.8 times more in Petah Tikva
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Petah Tikva
Transportation: pay 85.7% more in Petah Tikva
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Petah Tikva
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Petah Tikva
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Petah Tikva
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in Petah Tikva

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

Petah Tikva vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Petah Tikva instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Petah Tikva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$20.29 ₪65.38	+249.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	$17.90 ₪57.69	+157.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$3.06 ₪9.86	+335.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$2.72 ₪8.77	+395.7%
Average			+284.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Petah Tikva
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$2.90 ₪9.35	+430.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$8.11 ₪26.13	+45.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$8.16 ₪26.29	+143.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$4.29 ₪13.82	+160.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$5.03 ₪16.21	+72.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$1.75 ₪5.65	+24.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$1.08 ₪3.48	+127.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$0.94 ₪3.03	+5.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$1.38 ₪4.45	+202.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$0.90 ₪2.91	+83.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$0.90 ₪2.89	+77.2%
Average			+125.0%

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pay 85.7% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Petah Tikva
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$8.22 ₪26.49	+52.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	$68.62 ₪221.15	+121.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	$48,597.85 ₪156,628.69	+124.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.29	$24.65 ₪79.46	+44.8%
Average			+85.7%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Petah Tikva
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$32.07 ₪103.36	-19.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$1,069.01 ₪3,445.38	+124.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$1,103.82 ₪3,557.56	+435.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	$152.09 ₪490.18	+418.6%
Average			+239.5%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Nairobi	Petah Tikva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	$1,034.21 ₪3,333.21	+361.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	??
Average			+361.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Petah Tikva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$9.84 ₪31.73	+324.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$4.18 ₪13.46	+76.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$11.04 ₪35.58	+256.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	$58.62 ₪188.94	+29.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	$13.13 ₪42.31	+78.5%
Average			+152.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Petah Tikva
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$81.68 ₪263.26	+316.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$73.09 ₪235.57	+193.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,744.25	$136.68 ₪440.53	+101.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.80	$149.09 ₪480.51	+139.4%
Average			+187.7%

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