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Vina Del Mar vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Vina Del Mar is 22.7% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 52.1% more in Vina Del Mar
Groceries: pay 24.9% more in Vina Del Mar
Transportation: pay 2.0% more in Vina Del Mar
Housing: pay 58.0% more in Vina Del Mar
Childcare: pay 40.6% less in Vina Del Mar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.4% more in Vina Del Mar
Clothing: pay 46.8% more in Vina Del Mar

The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Vina Del Mar are more expensive than in Nairobi.

Vina Del Mar vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vina Del Mar instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 52.1% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Vina Del Mar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$7.55 CLF0.1800	+30.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$7.29 CLF0.1700	+4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$1.32 CLF0.0300	+88.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$1.02 CLF0.0200	+85.7%
Average			+52.1%

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pay 24.9% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Vina Del Mar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.31 CLF0.0300	+140.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$4.91 CLF0.1200	-11.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$4.43 CLF0.1000	+31.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$2.97 CLF0.0700	+80.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$2.25 CLF0.0500	-23.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.72 CLF0.0200	-48.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.69 CLF0.0200	+45.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.61 CLF0.0100	-31.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.68 CLF0.0200	+49.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.58 CLF0.0100	+18.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.63 CLF0.0100	+23.4%
Average			+24.9%

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pay 2.0% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Vina Del Mar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$5.08 CLF0.1200	-5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$37.51 CLF0.8800	+21.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$19,273.05 CLF452.6700	-11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$17.72 CLF0.4200	+4.0%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 58.0% more for housing

	Nairobi	Vina Del Mar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$19.02 CLF0.4500	-52.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$444.62 CLF10.4400	-6.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$320.96 CLF7.5400	+55.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$98.34 CLF2.3100	+235.4%
Average			+58.0%

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pay 40.6% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Vina Del Mar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$5,210.34 CLF122.3800	-40.6%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Vina Del Mar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$2.87 CLF0.0700	+23.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$2.81 CLF0.0700	+18.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$4.85 CLF0.1100	+56.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$45.59 CLF1.0700	+0.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$5.73 CLF0.1300	-22.1%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 46.8% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Vina Del Mar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$45.85 CLF1.0800	+133.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$31.26 CLF0.7300	+25.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$59.92 CLF1.4100	-11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$86.84 CLF2.0400	+39.4%
Average			+46.8%

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