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Samsun vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Samsun is 4.8% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 15.1% more in Samsun
Groceries: pay 20.3% less in Samsun
Transportation: pay 6.0% less in Samsun
Housing: pay 5.5% more in Samsun
Childcare: pay 7.8% more in Samsun
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% less in Samsun
Clothing: pay 33.1% more in Samsun

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

Samsun vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.1% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Samsun
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$7.22 TRY306.92	+24.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$8.42 TRY358.07	+20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$1.20 TRY51.15	+71.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.24 TRY10.23	-56.2%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 20.3% less for groceries

	Nairobi	Samsun
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$0.36 TRY15.35	-34.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$4.21 TRY179.04	-24.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$3.87 TRY164.59	+15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$1.59 TRY67.52	-3.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$4.36 TRY185.62	+49.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.55 TRY23.20	-61.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.49 TRY20.88	+3.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.52 TRY22.04	-41.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.44 TRY18.56	-4.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.20 TRY8.58	-58.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.19 TRY7.89	-63.4%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 6.0% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Samsun
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$4.46 TRY189.76	-17.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$10.83 TRY460.38	-65.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$46,262.10 TRY1,967,342.23	+113.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$7.65 TRY325.33	-55.1%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 5.5% more for housing

	Nairobi	Samsun
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$12.03 TRY511.53	-69.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$473.13 TRY20,120.16	-0.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$328.78 TRY13,981.80	+59.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$39.09 TRY1,662.47	+33.3%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 7.8% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Samsun
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$390.93 TRY16,624.71	+74.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$3,608.59 TRY153,458.83	-58.9%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Samsun
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$2.71 TRY115.09	+16.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$2.65 TRY112.54	+11.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$2.04 TRY86.96	-34.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$60.48 TRY2,571.86	+33.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$4.81 TRY204.61	-34.6%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 33.1% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Samsun
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$33.68 TRY1,432.28	+71.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$36.09 TRY1,534.59	+45.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$84.20 TRY3,580.71	+24.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$57.14 TRY2,429.76	-8.3%
Average			+33.1%

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