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Ramnicu Valcea vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Ramnicu Valcea is 48.1% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Ramnicu Valcea
Groceries: pay 33.5% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Transportation: pay 12.8% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Housing: pay 80.3% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Childcare: pay 37.1% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.4% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Clothing: pay 66.5% more in Ramnicu Valcea

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

Ramnicu Valcea vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ramnicu Valcea instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Ramnicu Valcea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES748.32	$8.05 RON34.91	+38.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES897.98	$6.90 RON29.92	-0.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.48	$2.15 RON9.31	+205.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.79	$1.69 RON7.31	+207.2%
Average			+112.7%

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pay 33.5% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Ramnicu Valcea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.44	$1.25 RON5.42	+128.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES717.62	$4.42 RON19.18	-20.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.61	$6.03 RON26.15	+79.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.00	$3.33 RON14.42	+102.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.22	$3.03 RON13.12	+3.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.34	$0.57 RON2.49	-59.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.19	$0.73 RON3.17	+53.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.68	$0.63 RON2.71	-29.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.81	$1.04 RON4.52	+128.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.28	$0.45 RON1.93	-9.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.30	$0.45 RON1.97	-10.5%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 12.8% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Ramnicu Valcea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.99	$6.19 RON26.85	+14.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,991.02	$23.00 RON99.73	-25.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	$26,685.07 RON115,690.45	+23.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,195.06	$6.21 RON26.93	-63.5%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 80.3% more for housing

	Nairobi	Ramnicu Valcea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,138.87	$7.67 RON33.24	-80.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,484.32	$448.59 RON1,944.80	-5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,595.33	$299.06 RON1,296.53	+45.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,780.25	$135.74 RON588.50	+362.9%
Average			+80.3%

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pay 37.1% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Ramnicu Valcea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,893.32	$456.02 RON1,977.01	+103.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	$6,211.18 RON26,927.95	-29.2%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 19.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Ramnicu Valcea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.33	$2.53 RON10.97	+9.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.50	$2.07 RON8.98	-12.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.10	$5.75 RON24.93	+85.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,839.36	$40.64 RON176.20	-10.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES947.87	$9.20 RON39.89	+25.1%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 66.5% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Ramnicu Valcea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,529.60	$59.21 RON256.70	+201.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,207.07	$37.09 RON160.82	+49.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,755.30	$66.71 RON289.23	-1.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,027.94	$72.85 RON315.82	+17.0%
Average			+66.5%

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