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Piatra Neamt vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Piatra Neamt is 2.0 times more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 80.3% more in Piatra Neamt
Groceries: pay 18.7% more in Piatra Neamt
Transportation: pay 4.0% less in Piatra Neamt
Housing: pay 21.8% more in Piatra Neamt
Childcare: pay 6.3 times more in Piatra Neamt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.3% more in Piatra Neamt
Clothing: pay 83.4% more in Piatra Neamt

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

Piatra Neamt vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Piatra Neamt instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 80.3% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Piatra Neamt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$9.20 RON39.90	+58.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	$8.05 RON34.91	+15.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$1.61 RON6.98	+129.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$1.20 RON5.19	+117.8%
Average			+80.3%

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pay 18.7% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Piatra Neamt
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$1.15 RON4.99	+110.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$1.27 RON5.49	-77.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$6.14 RON26.64	+83.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$3.04 RON13.17	+84.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$3.18 RON13.80	+9.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$0.45 RON1.96	-67.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$0.61 RON2.64	+28.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$0.68 RON2.94	-23.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$0.89 RON3.85	+94.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$0.42 RON1.81	-15.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$0.41 RON1.76	-19.7%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 4.0% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Piatra Neamt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$5.87 RON25.47	+8.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	$28,327.85 RON122,826.72	+30.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.29	$8.28 RON35.91	-51.4%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 21.8% more for housing

	Nairobi	Piatra Neamt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$5.75 RON24.94	-85.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$345.07 RON1,496.17	-27.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$207.04 RON897.70	+0.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	$87.96 RON381.38	+199.9%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 6.3 times more for childcare

	Nairobi	Piatra Neamt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	$1,401.10 RON6,075.02	+525.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	??
Average			+525.1%

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pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Piatra Neamt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$2.07 RON8.98	-10.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$2.35 RON10.17	-1.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$6.15 RON26.68	+98.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	$34.51 RON149.62	-23.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	$5.75 RON24.94	-21.8%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 83.4% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Piatra Neamt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$71.89 RON311.70	+266.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$32.21 RON139.64	+29.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,744.25	$73.61 RON319.18	+8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.80	$80.52 RON349.11	+29.3%
Average			+83.4%

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