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Visoko vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Visoko is 36.0% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 93.7% more in Visoko
Groceries: pay 40.4% more in Visoko
Transportation: pay 19.5% less in Visoko
Housing: pay 44.5% more in Visoko
Childcare: pay 26.3% less in Visoko
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% less in Visoko
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Visoko

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

Visoko vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 93.7% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Visoko
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$9.01 BAM15.12	+55.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$8.41 BAM14.11	+20.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$1.97 BAM3.30	+180.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$1.20 BAM2.02	+118.6%
Average			+93.7%

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pay 40.4% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Visoko
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.26 BAM2.12	+131.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$5.25 BAM8.82	-5.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$5.28 BAM8.87	+57.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$2.81 BAM4.72	+70.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$3.89 BAM6.53	+33.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.71 BAM1.19	-49.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.80 BAM1.34	+68.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.90 BAM1.50	+0.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$1.02 BAM1.71	+123.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.52 BAM0.88	+6.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.54 BAM0.91	+7.2%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 19.5% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Visoko
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$5.80 BAM9.75	+7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$9.01 BAM15.12	-70.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$29,117.48 BAM48,897.08	+34.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$8.71 BAM14.62	-48.9%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 44.5% more for housing

	Nairobi	Visoko
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$25.02 BAM42.01	-37.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$180.11 BAM302.46	-62.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$150.09 BAM252.05	-27.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$118.69 BAM199.32	+304.7%
Average			+44.5%

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pay 26.3% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Visoko
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$242.40 BAM407.06	+8.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$3,437.06 BAM5,771.87	-60.8%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Visoko
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$2.70 BAM4.54	+16.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$2.10 BAM3.53	-11.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$3.81 BAM6.40	+23.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$30.02 BAM50.41	-33.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$6.00 BAM10.08	-18.4%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Visoko
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$78.55 BAM131.90	+300.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$39.02 BAM65.53	+56.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$99.49 BAM167.07	+46.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$120.07 BAM201.64	+92.8%
Average			+124.1%

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