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Yekaterinburg vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Yekaterinburg is 36.9% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 49.6% more in Yekaterinburg
Groceries: pay 11.5% more in Yekaterinburg
Transportation: pay 22.4% less in Yekaterinburg
Housing: pay 68.7% more in Yekaterinburg
Childcare: pay 38.2% more in Yekaterinburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.7% less in Yekaterinburg
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Yekaterinburg

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

Yekaterinburg vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.6% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Yekaterinburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$12.51 RUB955.21	+115.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$5.96 RUB454.86	-14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$1.39 RUB106.02	+97.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.55 RUB41.85	-0.2%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 11.5% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Yekaterinburg
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$0.62 RUB47.17	+13.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$6.18 RUB471.92	+11.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$3.85 RUB293.70	+14.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$1.51 RUB115.40	-8.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$1.99 RUB151.85	-31.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.84 RUB63.87	-40.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.80 RUB61.12	+68.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.96 RUB73.31	+7.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$1.21 RUB92.62	+165.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.30 RUB23.26	-37.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.33 RUB24.90	-35.6%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 22.4% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Yekaterinburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$2.66 RUB203.37	-50.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$23.82 RUB1,819.44	-23.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$33,295.32 RUB2,542,668.36	+53.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$5.18 RUB395.27	-69.6%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 68.7% more for housing

	Nairobi	Yekaterinburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$9.38 RUB716.40	-76.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$605.55 RUB46,244.12	+27.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$394.60 RUB30,134.49	+91.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$97.64 RUB7,456.46	+233.0%
Average			+68.7%

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pay 38.2% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Yekaterinburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$436.79 RUB33,356.41	+94.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$7,147.47 RUB545,832.21	-18.5%
Average			+38.2%

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pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Yekaterinburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$1.79 RUB136.46	-23.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$2.80 RUB214.13	+18.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$2.98 RUB227.43	-3.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$43.02 RUB3,285.10	-5.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$4.76 RUB363.89	-35.2%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Yekaterinburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$78.42 RUB5,988.99	+299.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$43.18 RUB3,297.74	+73.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$102.25 RUB7,808.43	+50.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$102.74 RUB7,846.34	+65.0%
Average			+122.2%

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