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Santa Cruz De Tenerife vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Santa Cruz De Tenerife is 79.2% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Groceries: pay 78.6% more in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Transportation: pay 26.8% more in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Childcare: pay 26.3% more in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.7% more in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Santa Cruz De Tenerife

The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, transportation, and childcare in Santa Cruz De Tenerife are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, housing, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Santa Cruz De Tenerife.

Santa Cruz De Tenerife vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Cruz De Tenerife instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES748.32	$17.52 €14.96	+201.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES897.98	$10.51 €8.98	+50.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.48	$1.75 €1.50	+149.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.79	$1.03 €0.88	+87.9%
Average			+122.5%

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pay 78.6% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.44	$1.75 €1.50	+220.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES717.62	$8.99 €7.68	+61.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.61	$4.76 €4.06	+41.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.00	$3.98 €3.40	+142.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.22	$4.41 €3.77	+51.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.34	$1.19 €1.02	-15.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.19	$1.03 €0.88	+116.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.68	$0.74 €0.63	-16.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.81	$1.19 €1.01	+159.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.28	$0.72 €0.62	+47.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.30	$0.79 €0.67	+55.6%
Average			+78.6%

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pay 26.8% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.99	$6.30 €5.38	+16.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,991.02	$35.04 €29.92	+13.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	$38,969.97 €33,274.98	+79.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,195.06	$16.64 €14.21	-2.3%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,138.87	$29.20 €24.93	-26.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,484.32	$1,167.99 €997.30	+144.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,595.33	$973.32 €831.08	+371.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,780.25	$76.66 €65.46	+161.4%
Average			+162.8%

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pay 26.3% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,893.32	$350.40 €299.19	+56.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	$8,448.46 €7,213.82	-3.7%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 24.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.33	$2.92 €2.49	+25.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.50	$1.91 €1.63	-19.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.10	$5.26 €4.49	+69.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,839.36	$50.81 €43.38	+12.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES947.87	$9.93 €8.48	+35.0%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,529.60	$91.10 €77.79	+364.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,207.07	$36.50 €31.17	+46.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,755.30	$86.63 €73.97	+27.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,027.94	$70.08 €59.84	+12.5%
Average			+112.8%

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