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Viana do Castelo vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Viana do Castelo is 63.9% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Viana do Castelo
Groceries: pay 36.3% more in Viana do Castelo
Transportation: pay 42.1% more in Viana do Castelo
Housing: pay 91.8% more in Viana do Castelo
Childcare: pay 68.1% more in Viana do Castelo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.8% more in Viana do Castelo
Clothing: pay 92.9% more in Viana do Castelo

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

Viana do Castelo vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Viana do Castelo instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Viana do Castelo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$9.34 €8.02	+61.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$9.34 €8.02	+34.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$1.90 €1.63	+170.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$1.31 €1.13	+139.3%
Average			+101.2%

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pay 36.3% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Viana do Castelo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.02 €0.88	+86.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$5.20 €4.46	-6.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$3.87 €3.32	+15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$2.90 €2.49	+76.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$3.71 €3.18	+27.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.94 €0.80	-33.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.64 €0.55	+34.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.77 €0.66	-13.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$1.05 €0.90	+129.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.61 €0.53	+24.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.80 €0.69	+58.6%
Average			+36.3%

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pay 42.1% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Viana do Castelo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$7.39 €6.35	+36.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$58.40 €50.15	+88.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$33,871.70 €29,089.39	+56.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$14.79 €12.70	-13.2%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 91.8% more for housing

	Nairobi	Viana do Castelo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$36.11 €31.01	-9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$738.75 €634.45	+54.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$607.35 €521.60	+194.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$66.64 €57.23	+127.2%
Average			+91.8%

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pay 68.1% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Viana do Castelo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$467.20 €401.23	+108.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$11,212.70 €9,629.59	+27.8%
Average			+68.1%

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pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Viana do Castelo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$1.61 €1.38	-30.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$1.58 €1.35	-33.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$6.10 €5.24	+96.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$57.23 €49.15	+26.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$8.47 €7.27	+15.2%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 92.9% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Viana do Castelo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$74.46 €63.95	+279.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$34.75 €29.84	+39.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$75.92 €65.20	+11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$87.60 €75.23	+40.7%
Average			+92.9%

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