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Samara vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Samara is 16.9% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 41.0% more in Samara
Groceries: pay 1.4% more in Samara
Transportation: pay 4.1% less in Samara
Housing: pay 29.0% more in Samara
Childcare: pay 1.3% less in Samara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.6% less in Samara
Clothing: pay 76.7% more in Samara

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

Samara vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.0% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Samara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES748.32	$11.91 RUB961.29	+105.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES897.98	$5.36 RUB432.58	-23.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.48	$1.08 RUB86.76	+53.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.79	$0.71 RUB56.99	+28.6%
Average			+41.0%

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pay 1.4% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Samara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.44	$0.60 RUB48.30	+9.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES717.62	$4.42 RUB357.05	-20.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.61	$3.90 RUB314.96	+16.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.00	$1.66 RUB133.70	+0.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.22	$2.14 RUB172.78	-26.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.34	$0.65 RUB52.16	-54.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.19	$0.82 RUB65.93	+72.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.68	$0.92 RUB74.13	+3.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.81	$0.96 RUB77.76	+111.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.28	$0.29 RUB23.05	-41.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.30	$0.23 RUB18.61	-54.5%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 4.1% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Samara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.99	$2.59 RUB209.13	-52.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,991.02	$38.72 RUB3,124.18	+25.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	$35,737.37 RUB2,883,861.70	+64.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,195.06	$7.74 RUB624.84	-54.5%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 29.0% more for housing

	Nairobi	Samara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,138.87	$7.13 RUB575.72	-82.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,484.32	$431.83 RUB34,846.66	-9.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,595.33	$260.58 RUB21,028.16	+26.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,780.25	$82.49 RUB6,656.76	+181.3%
Average			+29.0%

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pay 1.3% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Samara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,893.32	$297.81 RUB24,032.18	+32.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	$5,658.42 RUB456,611.44	-35.5%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Samara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.33	$1.07 RUB86.52	-53.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.50	$2.24 RUB180.51	-5.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.10	$2.74 RUB221.10	-11.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,839.36	$37.72 RUB3,044.08	-16.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES947.87	$4.76 RUB384.51	-35.2%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 76.7% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Samara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,529.60	$53.61 RUB4,325.79	+173.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,207.07	$41.69 RUB3,364.51	+67.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,755.30	$86.37 RUB6,969.33	+27.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,027.94	$86.37 RUB6,969.33	+38.7%
Average			+76.7%

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