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Timisoara vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Timisoara is 64.9% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Timisoara
Groceries: pay 33.3% more in Timisoara
Transportation: pay 0.6% less in Timisoara
Housing: pay 72.7% more in Timisoara
Childcare: pay 65.8% more in Timisoara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.2% more in Timisoara
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Timisoara

The cost of restaurants, clothing, housing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Timisoara are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, restaurants and clothing are significantly more expensive in Timisoara.

Timisoara vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Timisoara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$11.50 RON50.29	+98.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$8.05 RON35.21	+15.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$2.17 RON9.48	+209.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$1.88 RON8.22	+242.4%
Average			+141.3%

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pay 33.3% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Timisoara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.31 RON5.74	+140.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$4.74 RON20.72	-14.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$5.81 RON25.38	+73.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$3.17 RON13.85	+92.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$2.92 RON12.78	+0.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.52 RON2.28	-62.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.71 RON3.13	+50.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.72 RON3.16	-18.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$1.15 RON5.02	+151.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.34 RON1.50	-30.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.43 RON1.89	-14.4%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 0.6% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Timisoara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$6.21 RON27.16	+15.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$32.21 RON140.82	+4.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$28,323.13 RON123,845.70	+30.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$8.15 RON35.65	-52.1%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 72.7% more for housing

	Nairobi	Timisoara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$8.59 RON37.55	-78.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$487.90 RON2,133.39	+2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$347.97 RON1,521.52	+68.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$116.78 RON510.63	+298.2%
Average			+72.7%

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pay 65.8% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Timisoara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$481.56 RON2,105.66	+114.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$10,236.95 RON44,762.07	+16.7%
Average			+65.8%

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pay 31.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Timisoara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$2.65 RON11.57	+13.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$3.23 RON14.12	+36.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$5.98 RON26.15	+93.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$44.67 RON195.31	-1.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$8.40 RON36.71	+14.2%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Timisoara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$73.90 RON323.14	+276.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$45.02 RON196.87	+81.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$82.30 RON359.88	+21.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$101.22 RON442.59	+62.5%
Average			+110.3%

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