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Sao Caetano do Sul vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Sao Caetano do Sul is 23.1% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 41.7% more in Sao Caetano do Sul
Groceries: pay 39.9% more in Sao Caetano do Sul
Transportation: pay 26.1% less in Sao Caetano do Sul
Housing: pay 6.4% more in Sao Caetano do Sul
Childcare: pay 28.8% more in Sao Caetano do Sul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.1% less in Sao Caetano do Sul
Clothing: pay 80.3% more in Sao Caetano do Sul

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

Sao Caetano do Sul vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Caetano do Sul instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 41.7% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Sao Caetano do Sul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES752.07	$7.46 R$39.17	+28.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES902.48	$7.46 R$39.17	+7.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.93	$1.22 R$6.41	+73.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.15	$0.86 R$4.54	+57.4%
Average			+41.7%

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pay 39.9% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Sao Caetano do Sul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.80	$1.91 R$10.04	+249.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES721.22	$5.30 R$27.86	-4.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.78	$3.98 R$20.90	+18.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES213.07	$2.38 R$12.51	+44.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES378.11	$2.09 R$10.97	-28.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES182.25	$1.04 R$5.48	-25.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.50	$0.82 R$4.32	+73.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.26	$0.72 R$3.79	-18.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.10	$0.82 R$4.29	+79.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.60	$0.66 R$3.48	+34.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.62	$0.59 R$3.09	+16.3%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 26.1% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Sao Caetano do Sul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES699.48	$4.27 R$22.43	-20.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,011.03	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$22,367.19 R$118K	+3.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,206.07	$6.70 R$35.22	-60.6%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 6.4% more for housing

	Nairobi	Sao Caetano do Sul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,164.64	$22.84 R$120.01	-42.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,792.59	$335.51 R$1,762.79	-29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,728.68	$288.91 R$1,517.96	+40.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,799.20	$46.30 R$243.29	+57.9%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 28.8% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Sao Caetano do Sul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES29,038.19	$344.83 R$1,811.76	+53.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$9,095.99 R$47,791.19	+3.7%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Sao Caetano do Sul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.83	$2.05 R$10.77	-11.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES307.03	$1.89 R$9.96	-20.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES401.10	$2.33 R$12.24	-24.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,868.64	$49.70 R$261.15	+9.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES952.62	$7.46 R$39.17	+1.4%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 80.3% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Sao Caetano do Sul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,542.29	$54.87 R$288.29	+179.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,223.15	$45.58 R$239.48	+83.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,799.20	$87.33 R$458.86	+28.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,068.19	$80.82 R$424.66	+29.8%
Average			+80.3%

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