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Subotica vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Subotica is 47.9% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Subotica
Groceries: pay 27.8% more in Subotica
Transportation: pay 9.4% more in Subotica
Housing: pay 87.8% more in Subotica
Childcare: pay 57.0% more in Subotica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.9% less in Subotica
Clothing: pay 53.0% more in Subotica

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

Subotica vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Subotica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$9.97 RSD997	+71.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	$10.82 RSD1,081	+55.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$1.74 RSD174	+148.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$1.50 RSD149	+172.3%
Average			+111.9%

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pay 27.8% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Subotica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$0.88 RSD88	+60.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$5.47 RSD546	-1.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$5.52 RSD552	+64.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$2.83 RSD283	+71.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$3.36 RSD336	+15.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$0.66 RSD66	-52.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$0.90 RSD90	+88.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$0.67 RSD67	-24.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$1.10 RSD110	+140.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$0.47 RSD47	-4.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$0.25 RSD25	-50.9%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 9.4% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Subotica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$6.77 RSD677	+25.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	$30,957.41 RSD3,094,720	+42.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.29	$10.22 RSD1,021	-40.0%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 87.8% more for housing

	Nairobi	Subotica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$32.56 RSD3,255	-18.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$461.06 RSD46,091	-3.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$338.53 RSD33,842	+64.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	$119.89 RSD11,985	+308.8%
Average			+87.8%

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pay 57.0% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Subotica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	$457.64 RSD45,748	+104.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	$9,629.80 RSD962,662	+9.7%
Average			+57.0%

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pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Subotica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$2.49 RSD249	+7.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$1.97 RSD197	-16.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$4.34 RSD434	+40.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	$29.91 RSD2,990	-34.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	$3.24 RSD324	-55.9%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 53.0% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Subotica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$39.88 RSD3,986	+103.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$24.92 RSD2,491	+0.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,744.25	$74.77 RSD7,474	+10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.80	$123.52 RSD12,347	+98.3%
Average			+53.0%

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