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Rio Branco vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Rio Branco is 21.9% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 27.8% more in Rio Branco
Groceries: pay 36.2% more in Rio Branco
Transportation: pay 5.3% more in Rio Branco
Housing: pay 59.8% more in Rio Branco
Childcare: pay 33.5% less in Rio Branco
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.8% less in Rio Branco
Clothing: pay 92.3% more in Rio Branco

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

Rio Branco vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rio Branco instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 27.8% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Rio Branco
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$5.59 R$30.41	-3.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$7.92 R$43.08	+13.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$1.24 R$6.76	+77.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.68 R$3.72	+24.4%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 36.2% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Rio Branco
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.40 R$7.60	+155.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$4.19 R$22.81	-24.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$5.47 R$29.73	+62.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$2.09 R$11.35	+26.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$1.90 R$10.34	-34.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$1.23 R$6.67	-12.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.76 R$4.14	+60.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$1.01 R$5.52	+14.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$1.01 R$5.52	+122.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.51 R$2.76	+3.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.63 R$3.45	+25.2%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 5.3% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Rio Branco
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$4.49 R$24.41	-16.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$57.39 R$312.18	+85.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$20,035.59 R$108,981.59	-7.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$10.25 R$55.75	-39.8%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 59.8% more for housing

	Nairobi	Rio Branco
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$18.45 R$100.34	-53.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$279.51 R$1,520.35	-41.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$181.68 R$988.23	-11.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$130.92 R$712.10	+346.4%
Average			+59.8%

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pay 33.5% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Rio Branco
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$149.07 R$810.85	-33.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	??
Average			-33.5%

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pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Rio Branco
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$1.02 R$5.57	-55.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$2.36 R$12.84	-0.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$2.80 R$15.20	-9.7%
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	$3.73 R$20.27	-49.3%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 92.3% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Rio Branco
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$44.72 R$243.26	+127.9%
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	$93.17 R$506.78	+37.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$167.70 R$912.21	+169.3%
Average			+92.3%

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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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