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Ponta Delgada vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Ponta Delgada is 69.8% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Ponta Delgada
Groceries: pay 77.3% more in Ponta Delgada
Transportation: pay 39.7% more in Ponta Delgada
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Ponta Delgada
Childcare: pay 5.1% more in Ponta Delgada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.7% more in Ponta Delgada
Clothing: pay 80.5% more in Ponta Delgada

The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Ponta Delgada are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, housing, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Ponta Delgada.

Ponta Delgada vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ponta Delgada instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Ponta Delgada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$12.85 €11.03	+121.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$10.45 €8.98	+50.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$1.89 €1.62	+169.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$1.40 €1.20	+155.2%
Average			+123.9%

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pay 77.3% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Ponta Delgada
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.71 €1.47	+212.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$8.60 €7.39	+54.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$3.83 €3.29	+14.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$3.14 €2.70	+91.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$5.36 €4.61	+83.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$1.14 €0.98	-18.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.81 €0.70	+71.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$1.01 €0.86	+13.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$1.46 €1.26	+220.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.75 €0.64	+51.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.79 €0.68	+55.5%
Average			+77.3%

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pay 39.7% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Ponta Delgada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$7.18 €6.17	+33.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$58.40 €50.15	+88.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$29,199.74 €25,077.06	+34.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$17.45 €14.99	+2.5%
Average			+39.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Ponta Delgada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$31.54 €27.08	-20.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$953.86 €819.18	+100.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$661.86 €568.41	+220.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$113.88 €97.80	+288.3%
Average			+147.1%

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pay 5.1% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Ponta Delgada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$292.00 €250.77	+30.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$7,007.94 €6,018.49	-20.1%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Ponta Delgada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$3.21 €2.76	+38.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$1.78 €1.52	-25.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$4.67 €4.01	+50.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$34.46 €29.59	-23.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$9.81 €8.43	+33.4%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 80.5% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Ponta Delgada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$49.64 €42.63	+153.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$35.04 €30.09	+40.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$70.08 €60.18	+3.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$140.16 €120.37	+125.1%
Average			+80.5%

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