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Port Macquarie vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Port Macquarie is 2.2 times more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Port Macquarie
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Port Macquarie
Transportation: pay 7.8% less in Port Macquarie
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Port Macquarie
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Port Macquarie
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Port Macquarie
Clothing: pay 97.4% more in Port Macquarie

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

Port Macquarie vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Macquarie instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Port Macquarie
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$16.35 A$24.62	+181.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$9.81 A$14.77	+40.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$2.21 A$3.32	+214.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$1.47 A$2.22	+168.0%
Average			+151.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Port Macquarie
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$2.40 A$3.61	+338.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$2.45 A$3.69	-55.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$4.88 A$7.35	+45.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$3.95 A$5.95	+140.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$3.69 A$5.55	+26.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$1.34 A$2.01	-5.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$1.25 A$1.88	+162.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$1.04 A$1.56	+16.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$1.85 A$2.78	+305.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$1.04 A$1.56	+111.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$1.00 A$1.51	+98.1%
Average			+107.7%

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pay 7.8% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Port Macquarie
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$4.29 A$6.46	-20.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$24,531.51 A$36,933.94	+13.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$14.27 A$21.49	-16.2%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Port Macquarie
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$54.95 A$82.73	+37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$994.34 A$1,497.06	+108.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$889.68 A$1,339.47	+331.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$65.03 A$97.91	+121.8%
Average			+149.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Nairobi	Port Macquarie
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$915.84 A$1,378.87	+308.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$9,616.35 A$14,478.10	+9.6%
Average			+159.1%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Port Macquarie
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$5.89 A$8.86	+153.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$3.35 A$5.05	+41.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$26.17 A$39.40	+745.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$49.06 A$73.87	+8.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$10.14 A$15.27	+37.9%
Average			+197.3%

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pay 97.4% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Port Macquarie
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$78.50 A$118.19	+300.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$19.63 A$29.55	-21.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$91.58 A$137.89	+34.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$109.57 A$164.97	+76.0%
Average			+97.4%

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