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Yakutsk vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Yakutsk is 55.4% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 68.0% more in Yakutsk
Groceries: pay 81.1% more in Yakutsk
Transportation: pay 1.1% more in Yakutsk
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Yakutsk
Childcare: pay 31.9% less in Yakutsk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.8% more in Yakutsk
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Yakutsk

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

Yakutsk vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.0% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Yakutsk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES752.07	$8.93 RUB729.17	+53.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES902.48	$8.93 RUB729.17	+28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.93	$1.77 RUB144.62	+152.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.15	$0.75 RUB61.57	+37.4%
Average			+68.0%

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pay 81.1% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Yakutsk
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.80	$0.73 RUB59.31	+33.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES721.22	$5.80 RUB473.48	+4.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.78	$6.56 RUB535.33	+95.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES213.07	$2.23 RUB182.00	+35.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES378.11	$3.19 RUB260.19	+9.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES182.25	$1.69 RUB137.81	+20.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.50	$1.37 RUB112.12	+189.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.26	$1.94 RUB158.16	+117.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.10	$1.86 RUB152.08	+308.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.60	$0.61 RUB49.46	+23.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.62	$0.79 RUB64.28	+55.5%
Average			+81.1%

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pay 1.1% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Yakutsk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES699.48	$2.81 RUB229.47	-47.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,011.03	$35.74 RUB2,916.68	+15.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$38,119.86 RUB3M	+75.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,206.07	$10.35 RUB845.03	-39.2%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Yakutsk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,164.64	$13.90 RUB1,134.26	-65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,792.59	$595.62 RUB48,611.28	+24.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,728.68	$456.64 RUB37,268.65	+121.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,799.20	$134.86 RUB11,006.18	+359.9%
Average			+110.2%

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pay 31.9% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Yakutsk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES29,038.19	$244.21 RUB19,930.62	+9.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$2,382.49 RUB194K	-72.8%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 17.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Yakutsk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.83	$2.98 RUB243.06	+28.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES307.03	$2.23 RUB182.29	-5.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES401.10	$2.98 RUB243.06	-3.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,868.64	$89.34 RUB7,291.69	+97.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES952.62	$5.36 RUB437.50	-27.1%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Yakutsk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,542.29	$63.53 RUB5,185.20	+223.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,223.15	$63.53 RUB5,185.20	+155.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,799.20	$154.86 RUB12,638.93	+128.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,068.19	$99.27 RUB8,101.88	+59.4%
Average			+141.7%

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