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Plettenberg Bay vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Plettenberg Bay is 8.9% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 23.8% more in Plettenberg Bay
Groceries: pay 4.9% more in Plettenberg Bay
Transportation: pay 36.3% less in Plettenberg Bay
Housing: pay 83.7% more in Plettenberg Bay
Childcare: pay 40.0% less in Plettenberg Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.4% less in Plettenberg Bay
Clothing: pay 42.6% more in Plettenberg Bay

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

Plettenberg Bay vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Plettenberg Bay instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 23.8% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Plettenberg Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$8.60 ZAR145.63	+48.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$5.10 ZAR86.41	-26.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$1.00 ZAR16.99	+43.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.72 ZAR12.14	+30.6%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 4.9% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Plettenberg Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.02 ZAR17.25	+86.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$3.93 ZAR66.56	-29.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$4.05 ZAR68.60	+20.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$2.85 ZAR48.25	+73.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$2.22 ZAR37.65	-23.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.78 ZAR13.21	-44.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.60 ZAR10.13	+26.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.58 ZAR9.84	-34.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.53 ZAR8.95	+16.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.42 ZAR7.05	-15.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.40 ZAR6.75	-21.2%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 36.3% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Plettenberg Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$4.99 ZAR84.38	-7.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$16,003.22 ZAR270,875.25	-26.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$4.24 ZAR71.85	-75.1%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 83.7% more for housing

	Nairobi	Plettenberg Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$30.59 ZAR517.80	-23.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$803.03 ZAR13,592.31	+68.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$372.83 ZAR6,310.71	+80.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$90.62 ZAR1,533.80	+209.0%
Average			+83.7%

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pay 40.0% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Plettenberg Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$143.40 ZAR2,427.20	-36.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$4,902.96 ZAR82,988.96	-44.1%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Plettenberg Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$2.29 ZAR38.84	-1.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$2.01 ZAR33.98	-15.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$2.67 ZAR45.15	-13.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$30.11 ZAR509.71	-33.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$6.02 ZAR101.94	-18.1%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 42.6% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Plettenberg Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$41.59 ZAR703.89	+111.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$28.68 ZAR485.44	+15.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$99.42 ZAR1,682.86	+46.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$60.23 ZAR1,019.42	-3.3%
Average			+42.6%

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