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Nairobi vs. Port Macquarie Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 34.3% cheaper than Port Macquarie.

Restaurants: pay 56.1% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 28.1% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 11.1% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 52.8% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 42.1% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.7% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 29.3% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Port Macquarie Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Port Macquarie, you would:

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pay 56.1% less for restaurants

	Port Macquarie	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.35 A$24.62	$5.80 KES750.88	-64.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.77	$6.97 KES901.06	-29.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 A$3.32	$0.70 KES90.79	-68.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 A$2.22	$0.55 KES71.04	-62.7%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 28.1% less for groceries

	Port Macquarie	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 A$3.61	$0.55 KES70.69	-77.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.45 A$3.69	$5.57 KES720.08	+126.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.88 A$7.35	$3.36 KES434.10	-31.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 A$5.95	$1.64 KES212.73	-58.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 A$5.55	$2.92 KES377.51	-20.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.01	$1.41 KES181.96	+5.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.88	$0.47 KES61.40	-61.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.56	$0.89 KES115.07	-14.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 A$2.78	$0.46 KES59.01	-75.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.56	$0.49 KES63.50	-52.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 A$1.51	$0.51 KES65.52	-49.5%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 11.1% more for transportation

	Port Macquarie	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 A$6.46	$5.40 KES698.38	+25.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.96 KES4,004.71
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,531.51 A$36,933.94	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	-11.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.27 A$21.49	$17.03 KES2,202.59	+19.3%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 52.8% less for housing

	Port Macquarie	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.95 A$82.73	$39.86 KES5,156.50	-27.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$994.34 A$1,497.06	$476.96 KES61,695.24	-52.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$889.68 A$1,339.47	$206.31 KES26,686.56	-76.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.03 A$97.91	$29.32 KES3,793.22	-54.9%
Average			-52.8%

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pay 42.1% less for childcare

	Port Macquarie	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$915.84 A$1,378.87	$224.14 KES28,992.44	-75.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,616.35 A$14,478.10	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	-8.7%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Macquarie	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.89 A$8.86	$2.32 KES300.35	-60.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 A$5.05	$2.37 KES306.55	-29.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.17 A$39.40	$3.10 KES400.47	-88.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.06 A$73.87	$45.30 KES5,859.39	-7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.14 A$15.27	$7.35 KES951.12	-27.5%
Average			-42.7%

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pay 29.3% less for clothing

	Port Macquarie	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.50 A$118.19	$19.62 KES2,538.28	-75.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.63 A$29.55	$24.88 KES3,218.07	+26.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.58 A$137.89	$67.92 KES8,785.33	-25.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.57 A$164.97	$62.28 KES8,055.48	-43.2%
Average			-29.3%

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