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Tagaytay vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Tagaytay is 0.4% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 29.5% less in Tagaytay
Groceries: pay 78.0% more in Tagaytay
Transportation: pay 38.8% less in Tagaytay
Housing: pay 4.7% less in Tagaytay
Childcare: pay 31.8% less in Tagaytay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.7% less in Tagaytay
Clothing: pay 54.2% more in Tagaytay

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

Tagaytay vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.5% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Tagaytay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES752.07	$4.16 ₱251.75	-28.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES902.48	$2.59 ₱156.71	-62.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.93	$0.71 ₱42.88	+0.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.15	$0.40 ₱24.00	-27.8%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 78.0% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Tagaytay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.80	$1.39 ₱84.05	+154.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES721.22	$8.32 ₱503.79	+49.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.78	$10.74 ₱649.90	+220.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES213.07	$1.97 ₱119.04	+19.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES378.11	$2.26 ₱136.87	-22.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES182.25	$1.56 ₱94.43	+10.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.50	$0.83 ₱50.51	+75.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.26	$1.56 ₱94.43	+75.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.10	$1.25 ₱75.49	+173.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.60	$0.75 ₱45.34	+52.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.62	$0.76 ₱45.84	+49.6%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 38.8% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Tagaytay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES699.48	$4.16 ₱251.59	-23.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,011.03	$17.19 ₱1,040.52	-44.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$20,969.68 ₱1M	-3.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,206.07	$2.63 ₱159.20	-84.6%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 4.7% less for housing

	Nairobi	Tagaytay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,164.64	$24.50 ₱1,482.74	-38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,792.59	$259.25 ₱15,688.59	-45.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,728.68	$155.17 ₱9,389.95	-24.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,799.20	$55.71 ₱3,371.26	+90.0%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 31.8% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Tagaytay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES29,038.19	$199.46 ₱12,070.46	-11.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$4,162.00 ₱252K	-52.6%
Average			-31.8%

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pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Tagaytay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.83	$1.42 ₱85.84	-38.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES307.03	$1.75 ₱106.08	-26.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES401.10	$2.08 ₱125.87	-32.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,868.64	$42.99 ₱2,601.30	-5.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES952.62	$5.83 ₱352.81	-20.7%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 54.2% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Tagaytay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,542.29	$44.42 ₱2,688.01	+126.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,223.15	$35.53 ₱2,150.41	+42.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,799.20	$71.64 ₱4,335.51	+5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,068.19	$88.46 ₱5,353.22	+42.0%
Average			+54.2%

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