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Stellenbosch vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Stellenbosch is 5.0% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 9.9% more in Stellenbosch
Groceries: pay 0.2% more in Stellenbosch
Transportation: pay 31.8% less in Stellenbosch
Housing: pay 68.5% more in Stellenbosch
Childcare: pay 44.4% less in Stellenbosch
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.8% less in Stellenbosch
Clothing: pay 44.1% more in Stellenbosch

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

Stellenbosch vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.9% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Stellenbosch
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$7.74 ZAR131.02	+33.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$4.59 ZAR77.64	-34.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$0.96 ZAR16.18	+36.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.57 ZAR9.71	+4.4%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 0.2% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Stellenbosch
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$0.78 ZAR13.28	+43.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$3.73 ZAR63.08	-33.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$4.29 ZAR72.56	+27.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$2.48 ZAR42.02	+51.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$2.15 ZAR36.32	-26.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.49 ZAR8.36	-64.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.58 ZAR9.83	+22.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.36 ZAR6.16	-59.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.63 ZAR10.71	+38.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.39 ZAR6.60	-20.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.62 ZAR10.50	+22.5%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 31.8% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Stellenbosch
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$4.73 ZAR80.09	-12.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$8.60 ZAR145.58	-72.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$21,788.25 ZAR368,794.43	+0.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$9.69 ZAR164.02	-43.1%
Average			-31.8%

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pay 68.5% more for housing

	Nairobi	Stellenbosch
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$32.49 ZAR549.96	-18.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$567.64 ZAR9,608.07	+19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$458.70 ZAR7,764.09	+122.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$73.72 ZAR1,247.80	+151.4%
Average			+68.5%

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pay 44.4% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Stellenbosch
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$214.06 ZAR3,623.24	-4.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$1,376.10 ZAR23,292.28	-84.3%
Average			-44.4%

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pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Stellenbosch
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$2.44 ZAR41.25	+4.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$1.92 ZAR32.42	-19.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$3.01 ZAR50.95	-2.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$36.31 ZAR614.66	-19.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$5.73 ZAR97.05	-22.0%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 44.1% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Stellenbosch
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$45.74 ZAR774.25	+133.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$20.07 ZAR339.68	-19.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$100.34 ZAR1,698.40	+47.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$71.67 ZAR1,213.14	+15.1%
Average			+44.1%

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