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Rio das Ostras vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Rio das Ostras is 6.1% cheaper than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 5.4% more in Rio das Ostras
Groceries: pay 0.6% less in Rio das Ostras
Transportation: pay 27.8% less in Rio das Ostras
Housing: pay 20.3% less in Rio das Ostras
Childcare: pay 8.8% more in Rio das Ostras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.5% less in Rio das Ostras
Clothing: pay 31.5% more in Rio das Ostras

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

Rio das Ostras vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rio das Ostras instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 5.4% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Rio das Ostras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$3.91 R$21.29	-32.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$6.34 R$34.47	-9.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$1.18 R$6.42	+68.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.52 R$2.84	-5.0%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 0.6% less for groceries

	Nairobi	Rio das Ostras
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.57 R$8.53	+187.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$3.73 R$20.28	-33.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$3.34 R$18.17	-0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$1.90 R$10.34	+15.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$1.45 R$7.91	-50.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.76 R$4.14	-45.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.53 R$2.87	+11.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.42 R$2.30	-52.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.54 R$2.94	+18.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.36 R$1.95	-26.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.35 R$1.92	-30.5%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 27.8% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Rio das Ostras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$4.05 R$22.00	-25.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$21,435.23 R$116,594.78	-1.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$7.27 R$39.54	-57.3%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 20.3% less for housing

	Nairobi	Rio das Ostras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$16.64 R$90.49	-58.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$186.39 R$1,013.87	-60.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$139.79 R$760.40	-32.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$49.89 R$271.36	+70.1%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 8.8% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Rio das Ostras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$304.44 R$1,655.98	+35.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$7,176.14 R$39,033.90	-18.2%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Rio das Ostras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$0.93 R$5.07	-59.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$1.62 R$8.79	-31.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$2.05 R$11.15	-33.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$22.37 R$121.66	-50.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$5.78 R$31.43	-21.4%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 31.5% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Rio das Ostras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$52.19 R$283.88	+166.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$26.10 R$141.94	+4.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$60.58 R$329.51	-10.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$41.01 R$223.05	-34.2%
Average			+31.5%

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