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Pitesti vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Pitesti is 46.8% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Pitesti
Groceries: pay 34.4% more in Pitesti
Transportation: pay 19.3% less in Pitesti
Housing: pay 69.3% more in Pitesti
Childcare: pay 8.6% less in Pitesti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.9% more in Pitesti
Clothing: pay 85.8% more in Pitesti

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

Pitesti vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Pitesti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES748.32	$11.50 RON49.87	+98.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES897.98	$7.48 RON32.41	+7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.48	$2.34 RON10.13	+232.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.79	$1.69 RON7.31	+207.2%
Average			+136.3%

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pay 34.4% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Pitesti
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.44	$1.09 RON4.74	+100.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES717.62	$4.42 RON19.18	-20.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.61	$6.03 RON26.15	+79.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.00	$3.24 RON14.06	+97.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.22	$3.03 RON13.12	+3.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.34	$0.56 RON2.41	-60.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.19	$0.76 RON3.28	+59.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.68	$0.75 RON3.23	-16.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.81	$1.17 RON5.05	+155.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.28	$0.45 RON1.93	-9.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.30	$0.45 RON1.97	-10.5%
Average			+34.4%

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pay 19.3% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Pitesti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.99	$5.81 RON25.18	+7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,991.02	$18.40 RON79.79	-40.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	$25,663.75 RON111,262.62	+18.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,195.06	$6.38 RON27.68	-62.5%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 69.3% more for housing

	Nairobi	Pitesti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,138.87	$9.16 RON39.72	-77.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,484.32	$575.11 RON2,493.33	+20.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,595.33	$276.05 RON1,196.80	+33.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,780.25	$117.28 RON508.44	+299.9%
Average			+69.3%

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pay 8.6% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Pitesti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,893.32	$241.55 RON1,047.20	+7.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	$6,578.39 RON28,519.96	-25.0%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 29.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Pitesti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.33	$2.76 RON11.97	+18.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.50	$2.88 RON12.47	+21.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.10	$5.98 RON25.93	+93.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,839.36	$48.31 RON209.44	+6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES947.87	$8.05 RON34.91	+9.5%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 85.8% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Pitesti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,529.60	$59.21 RON256.70	+201.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,207.07	$37.09 RON160.82	+49.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,755.30	$92.00 RON398.86	+35.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,027.94	$97.77 RON423.87	+57.0%
Average			+85.8%

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