Cost of living comparison

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Sombor vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Sombor is 27.7% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants
pay 95.7% more in Sombor
Groceries
pay 8.4% more in Sombor
Transportation
pay 7.5% more in Sombor
Housing
pay 43.5% more in Sombor
Childcare
pay 36.6% less in Sombor
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.3% less in Sombor
Clothing
pay 80.4% more in Sombor

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

Sombor vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 95.7% more for restaurants

 
Nairobi
Sombor
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.80
KES748.32
$7.98
RSD798
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.97
KES897.98
$7.98
RSD798
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.70
KES90.48
$1.99
RSD199

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pay 8.4% more for groceries

 
Nairobi
Sombor
Bread
1 loaf
$0.55
KES70.44
$0.63
RSD63
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.57
KES717.62
$4.74
RSD474
Milk (1 gallon) $3.36
KES432.61
$4.83
RSD483

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pay 7.5% more for transportation

 
Nairobi
Sombor
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.40
KES695.99
$6.79
RSD679
Monthly public transit pass $30.96
KES3,991.02
$39.88
RSD3,988
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,671.83
KES2,793,713.96
$30,957.41
RSD3,095,865

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pay 43.5% more for housing

 
Nairobi
Sombor
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.86
KES5,138.87
$16.95
RSD1,695
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $476.96
KES61,484.32
$232.46
RSD23,247
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $206.31
KES26,595.33
$191.81
RSD19,182

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pay 36.6% less for childcare

 
Nairobi
Sombor
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $224.14
KES28,893.32
$182.32
RSD18,233
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,775.09
KES1,131,195.91
$3,987.52
RSD398,768

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pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Nairobi
Sombor
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.32
KES299.33
$2.24
RSD224
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.37
KES305.50
$2.06
RSD206
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.10
KES399.10
$4.49
RSD449

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pay 80.4% more for clothing

 
Nairobi
Sombor
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$19.62
KES2,529.60
$63.55
RSD6,355
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$24.88
KES3,207.07
$29.91
RSD2,991
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$67.92
KES8,755.30
$79.75
RSD7,975

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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