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Pouso Alegre vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Pouso Alegre is 5.2% cheaper than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 8.3% less in Pouso Alegre
Groceries: pay 11.6% more in Pouso Alegre
Transportation: pay 25.7% less in Pouso Alegre
Housing: pay 30.1% less in Pouso Alegre
Childcare: pay 3.9% more in Pouso Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.9% less in Pouso Alegre
Clothing: pay 41.9% more in Pouso Alegre

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

Pouso Alegre vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pouso Alegre instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 8.3% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Pouso Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$3.73 R$20.27	-35.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$5.96 R$32.43	-14.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$0.81 R$4.39	+15.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.56 R$3.04	+1.8%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 11.6% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Pouso Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.16 R$6.33	+113.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$3.73 R$20.27	-33.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$3.17 R$17.27	-5.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$1.79 R$9.73	+8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$1.61 R$8.74	-45.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.82 R$4.49	-41.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.51 R$2.76	+6.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.99 R$5.41	+11.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.73 R$3.98	+60.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.65 R$3.52	+32.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.61 R$3.29	+19.6%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 25.7% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Pouso Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$3.87 R$21.05	-28.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$21,615.18 R$117,573.58	-0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$8.76 R$47.64	-48.6%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 30.1% less for housing

	Nairobi	Pouso Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$18.01 R$97.98	-54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$223.61 R$1,216.28	-53.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$149.07 R$810.85	-27.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$33.77 R$183.66	+15.1%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 3.9% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Pouso Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$270.19 R$1,469.67	+20.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$7,664.69 R$41,691.32	-12.7%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Pouso Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$1.86 R$10.14	-19.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$1.93 R$10.47	-18.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$2.24 R$12.16	-27.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$18.63 R$101.36	-58.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$5.59 R$30.41	-24.0%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 41.9% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Pouso Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$48.71 R$264.97	+148.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$33.54 R$182.44	+34.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$74.54 R$405.43	+9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$46.58 R$253.39	-25.2%
Average			+41.9%

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