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Sao Bernardo do Campo vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Sao Bernardo do Campo is 0.2% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 29.0% more in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Groceries: pay 7.0% more in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Transportation: pay 14.1% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Housing: pay 1.1% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Childcare: pay 14.8% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.2% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Clothing: pay 30.7% more in Sao Bernardo do Campo

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

Sao Bernardo do Campo vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Bernardo do Campo instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 29.0% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES748.32	$6.56 R$36.38	+13.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES897.98	$8.44 R$46.78	+21.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.48	$1.22 R$6.76	+73.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.79	$0.59 R$3.28	+7.9%
Average			+29.0%

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pay 7.0% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.44	$1.42 R$7.87	+159.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES717.62	$4.55 R$25.21	-18.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.61	$3.36 R$18.60
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.00	$1.84 R$10.19	+11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.22	$2.00 R$11.07	-31.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.34	$0.92 R$5.10	-34.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.19	$0.54 R$3.02	+14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.68	$0.49 R$2.71	-45.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.81	$0.57 R$3.18	+25.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.28	$0.51 R$2.83	+3.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.30	$0.43 R$2.36	-16.0%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 14.1% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.99	$4.04 R$22.41	-25.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,991.02	$44.85 R$248.59	+44.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	$19,691.32 R$109,152.90	-9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,195.06	$5.63 R$31.19	-67.0%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 1.1% less for housing

	Nairobi	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,138.87	$17.63 R$97.72	-55.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,484.32	$318.81 R$1,767.24	-33.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,595.33	$212.54 R$1,178.16	+3.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,780.25	$53.19 R$294.85	+81.4%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 14.8% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,893.32	$225.04 R$1,247.46	+0.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	$6,151.19 R$34,097.29	-29.9%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.33	$1.13 R$6.24	-51.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.50	$1.46 R$8.11	-38.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.10	$2.25 R$12.47	-27.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,839.36	$23.40 R$129.68	-48.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES947.87	$6.56 R$36.38	-10.7%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 30.7% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,529.60	$36.57 R$202.71	+86.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,207.07	$36.26 R$200.98	+45.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,755.30	$73.14 R$405.43	+7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,027.94	$51.57 R$285.88	-17.2%
Average			+30.7%

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