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Puerto de la Cruz vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Puerto de la Cruz is 84.7% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Puerto de la Cruz
Groceries: pay 81.0% more in Puerto de la Cruz
Transportation: pay 41.8% more in Puerto de la Cruz
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Puerto de la Cruz
Childcare: pay 18.6% more in Puerto de la Cruz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.9% more in Puerto de la Cruz
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Puerto de la Cruz

The cost of housing, clothing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Puerto de la Cruz are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, housing, clothing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Puerto de la Cruz.

Puerto de la Cruz vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto de la Cruz instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Puerto de la Cruz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$12.26 €10.45	+111.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	$9.34 €7.96	+34.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$1.52 €1.29	+116.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$1.51 €1.29	+174.7%
Average			+109.1%

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pay 81.0% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Puerto de la Cruz
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$1.95 €1.66	+256.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$6.03 €5.14	+8.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$4.46 €3.80	+32.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$3.46 €2.94	+110.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$4.64 €3.96	+59.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$0.79 €0.68	-43.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$1.03 €0.88	+117.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$0.69 €0.59	-22.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$1.18 €1.00	+158.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$1.03 €0.88	+109.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$1.05 €0.89	+106.3%
Average			+81.0%

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pay 41.8% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Puerto de la Cruz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$6.14 €5.23	+13.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	$44.38 €37.82	+43.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	$38,969.97 €33,202.65	+79.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.29	$22.19 €18.91	+30.3%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Puerto de la Cruz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$29.20 €24.88	-26.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$1,167.99 €995.13	+144.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$1,080.39 €920.50	+423.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	$68.42 €58.29	+133.3%
Average			+168.8%

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pay 18.6% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Puerto de la Cruz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	$388.36 €330.88	+73.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	$5,606.35 €4,776.64	-36.1%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Puerto de la Cruz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$2.86 €2.44	+23.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$2.38 €2.03	+0.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$4.26 €3.63	+37.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	$52.56 €44.78	+16.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	$9.34 €7.96	+27.1%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Puerto de la Cruz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$91.98 €78.37	+368.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$48.18 €41.05	+93.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,744.25	$97.82 €83.34	+44.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.80	$127.02 €108.22	+104.0%
Average			+152.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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