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Nairobi vs. Novi Sad Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 20.8% cheaper than Novi Sad.

Restaurants: pay 55.0% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 4.5% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 18.1% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 34.0% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 8.4% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 57.5% less in Nairobi

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Novi Sad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Novi Sad, you would:

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pay 55.0% less for restaurants

	Novi Sad	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.97 RSD997	$5.80 KES748.32	-41.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.96 RSD1,196	$6.97 KES897.98	-41.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 RSD216	$0.70 KES90.48	-67.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 RSD176	$0.55 KES70.79	-68.8%
Average			-55.0%

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pay 4.5% less for groceries

	Novi Sad	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RSD102	$0.55 KES70.44	-46.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.00 RSD600	$5.57 KES717.62	-7.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.74 RSD574	$3.36 KES432.61	-41.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.60 RSD260	$1.64 KES212.00	-36.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 RSD319	$2.92 KES376.22	-8.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 RSD62	$1.41 KES181.34	+127.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 RSD88	$0.47 KES61.19	-46.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 RSD74	$0.89 KES114.68	+19.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 RSD116	$0.46 KES58.81	-60.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 RSD44	$0.49 KES63.28	+12.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 RSD37	$0.51 KES65.30	+37.1%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 18.1% more for transportation

	Novi Sad	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 RSD712	$5.40 KES695.99	-24.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.15 RSD2,515	$30.96 KES3,991.02	+23.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,957.41 RSD3,095,865	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	-30.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.37 RSD837	$17.03 KES2,195.06	+103.3%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 34.0% less for housing

	Novi Sad	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.12 RSD3,312	$39.86 KES5,138.87	+20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$578.51 RSD57,854	$476.96 KES61,484.32	-17.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$462.82 RSD46,284	$206.31 KES26,595.33	-55.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$174.48 RSD17,449	$29.32 KES3,780.25	-83.2%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 8.4% less for childcare

	Novi Sad	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$351.90 RSD35,192	$224.14 KES28,893.32	-36.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,340.31 RSD734,060	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	+19.5%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Novi Sad	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.99 RSD299	$2.32 KES299.33	-22.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 RSD243	$2.37 KES305.50	-2.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.49 RSD449	$3.10 KES399.10	-31.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.63 RSD3,663	$45.30 KES5,839.36	+23.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.73 RSD673	$7.35 KES947.87	+9.3%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 57.5% less for clothing

	Novi Sad	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.99 RSD10,500	$19.62 KES2,529.60	-81.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.91 RSD4,692	$24.88 KES3,207.07	-47.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.91 RSD12,892	$67.92 KES8,755.30	-47.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.17 RSD13,618	$62.28 KES8,027.94	-54.3%
Average			-57.5%

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