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Prijedor vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Prijedor is 26.9% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 35.2% more in Prijedor
Groceries: pay 28.3% more in Prijedor
Transportation: pay 6.8% less in Prijedor
Housing: pay 27.4% more in Prijedor
Childcare: pay 46.5% less in Prijedor
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.8% less in Prijedor
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Prijedor

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

Prijedor vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.2% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Prijedor
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$7.20 BAM12.10	+24.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$6.00 BAM10.08	-13.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$0.72 BAM1.21	+2.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$1.25 BAM2.10	+127.8%
Average			+35.2%

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pay 28.3% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Prijedor
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.39 BAM2.33	+154.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$5.08 BAM8.53	-8.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$5.34 BAM8.97	+59.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$2.88 BAM4.84	+75.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$3.39 BAM5.70	+16.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.58 BAM0.98	-58.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.76 BAM1.28	+60.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.87 BAM1.47	-1.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.79 BAM1.32	+72.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.38 BAM0.64	-22.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.33 BAM0.56	-34.4%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 6.8% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Prijedor
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$5.67 BAM9.52	+5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$30.02 BAM50.41	-3.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$24,014.42 BAM40,327.48	+10.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$10.21 BAM17.14	-40.1%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 27.4% more for housing

	Nairobi	Prijedor
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$29.23 BAM49.08	-26.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$180.11 BAM302.46	-62.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$150.09 BAM252.05	-27.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$95.51 BAM160.39	+225.7%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 46.5% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Prijedor
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$154.87 BAM260.08	-30.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$3,338.00 BAM5,605.52	-62.0%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 19.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Prijedor
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$2.40 BAM4.03	+3.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$1.20 BAM2.02	-49.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$3.60 BAM6.05	+16.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$24.01 BAM40.33	-47.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$5.70 BAM9.58	-22.4%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Prijedor
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$117.53 BAM197.37	+498.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$35.66 BAM59.88	+43.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$100.06 BAM168.03	+47.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$120.76 BAM202.79	+93.9%
Average			+170.8%

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