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Nairobi vs. Porto Alegre Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 2.9% cheaper than Porto Alegre.

Restaurants: pay 20.7% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 3.2% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 3.8% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 16.6% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 6.6% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.3% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 38.7% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Porto Alegre Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Porto Alegre, you would:

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pay 20.7% less for restaurants

	Porto Alegre	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.56 R$35.57	$5.80 KES747.37	-11.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.56 R$35.57	$6.97 KES896.85	+6.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 R$6.58	$0.70 KES90.36	-42.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 R$4.60	$0.55 KES70.70	-35.2%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 3.2% less for groceries

	Porto Alegre	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 R$8.13	$0.55 KES70.35	-63.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 R$29.88	$5.57 KES716.71	+1.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.37 R$18.27	$3.36 KES432.07	-0.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 R$12.31	$1.64 KES211.74	-27.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 R$11.46	$2.92 KES375.75	+38.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 R$5.25	$1.41 KES181.11	+45.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 R$3.40	$0.47 KES61.12	-24.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 R$3.42	$0.89 KES114.54	+41.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 R$3.82	$0.46 KES58.73	-35.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 R$2.92	$0.49 KES63.20	-9.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 R$2.77	$0.51 KES65.21	-0.7%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 3.8% more for transportation

	Porto Alegre	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.23 R$22.94	$5.40 KES695.11	+27.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.51 R$365.88	$30.96 KES3,985.98	-54.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,255.09 R$142,286.82	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	-17.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.69 R$57.93	$17.03 KES2,192.29	+59.3%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 16.6% more for housing

	Porto Alegre	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.48 R$116.40	$39.86 KES5,132.38	+85.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$317.11 R$1,718.53	$476.96 KES61,406.69	+50.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$293.03 R$1,588.02	$206.31 KES26,561.75	-29.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.69 R$263.90	$29.32 KES3,775.48	-39.8%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 6.6% less for childcare

	Porto Alegre	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$320.69 R$1,737.93	$224.14 KES28,856.84	-30.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,501.45 R$40,653.38	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	+17.0%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Porto Alegre	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 R$12.20	$2.32 KES298.95	+3.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 R$10.86	$2.37 KES305.12	+18.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.06 R$11.18	$3.10 KES398.60	+50.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.69 R$155.47	$45.30 KES5,831.99	+57.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 R$35.57	$7.35 KES946.67	+12.0%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 38.7% less for clothing

	Porto Alegre	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.01 R$271.02	$19.62 KES2,526.41	-60.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.03 R$347.01	$24.88 KES3,203.02	-61.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.04 R$498.79	$67.92 KES8,744.25	-26.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.68 R$361.36	$62.28 KES8,017.80	-6.6%
Average			-38.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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