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Valdivia vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Valdivia is 28.8% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 85.6% more in Valdivia
Groceries: pay 50.3% more in Valdivia
Transportation: pay 16.4% less in Valdivia
Housing: pay 57.3% more in Valdivia
Childcare: pay 25.8% less in Valdivia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.1% more in Valdivia
Clothing: pay 35.4% more in Valdivia

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

Valdivia vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.6% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Valdivia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$6.51 CLF0.1500	+12.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$6.93 CLF0.1600	-0.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$2.05 CLF0.0500	+191.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$1.31 CLF0.0300	+139.0%
Average			+85.6%

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pay 50.3% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Valdivia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.36 CLF0.0300	+149.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$4.59 CLF0.1100	-17.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$4.48 CLF0.1100	+33.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$3.08 CLF0.0700	+87.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$3.00 CLF0.0700	+2.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$1.00 CLF0.0200	-29.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.87 CLF0.0200	+84.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.83 CLF0.0200	-7.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.85 CLF0.0200	+86.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$1.09 CLF0.0300	+122.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.71 CLF0.0200	+40.7%
Average			+50.3%

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pay 16.4% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Valdivia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$5.23 CLF0.1200	-3.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$15,217.69 CLF357.4200	-29.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	??
Average			-16.4%

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pay 57.3% more for housing

	Nairobi	Valdivia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$31.50 CLF0.7400	-21.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$590.54 CLF13.8700	+23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$380.57 CLF8.9400	+84.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$70.92 CLF1.6700	+141.8%
Average			+57.3%

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pay 25.8% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Valdivia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$251.97 CLF5.9200	+12.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$3,149.57 CLF73.9700	-64.1%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Valdivia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$3.67 CLF0.0900	+58.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$2.15 CLF0.0500	-9.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$5.25 CLF0.1200	+69.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$41.99 CLF0.9900	-7.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$4.72 CLF0.1100	-35.7%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 35.4% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Valdivia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$52.49 CLF1.2300	+167.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$18.19 CLF0.4300	-26.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$50.74 CLF1.1900	-25.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$78.74 CLF1.8500	+26.4%
Average			+35.4%

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