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Nairobi vs. Punta Arenas Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 22.0% cheaper than Punta Arenas.

Restaurants: pay 47.7% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 36.9% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 17.8% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 13.6% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 3.7% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.8% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 48.2% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Punta Arenas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Punta Arenas, you would:

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pay 47.7% less for restaurants

	Punta Arenas	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.02 CLF0.2600	$5.80 KES750.88	-47.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.13 CLF0.1900	$6.97 KES901.06	-14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 CLF0.0500	$0.70 KES90.79	-67.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 CLF0.0300	$0.55 KES71.04	-61.6%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 36.9% less for groceries

	Punta Arenas	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 CLF0.0400	$0.55 KES70.69	-64.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.35 CLF0.1700	$5.57 KES720.08	-24.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.84 CLF0.1100	$3.36 KES434.10	-30.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23 CLF0.1000	$1.64 KES212.73	-61.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.16 CLF0.1000	$2.92 KES377.51	-29.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$1.41 KES181.96	+20.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 CLF0.0200	$0.47 KES61.40	-54.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 CLF0.0200	$0.89 KES115.07	-12.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 CLF0.0400	$0.46 KES59.01	-70.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 CLF0.0200	$0.49 KES63.50	-26.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 CLF0.0300	$0.51 KES65.52	-52.6%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 17.8% more for transportation

	Punta Arenas	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.57 CLF0.1300	$5.40 KES698.38	-3.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 CLF0.4700	$30.96 KES4,004.71	+54.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,847.58 CLF419.1900	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	+21.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.32 CLF0.4100	$17.03 KES2,202.59	-1.7%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 13.6% less for housing

	Punta Arenas	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.34 CLF0.5000	$39.86 KES5,156.50	+86.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.92 CLF13.8100	$476.96 KES61,695.24	-18.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$390.46 CLF9.1700	$206.31 KES26,686.56	-47.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$117.30 CLF2.7600	$29.32 KES3,793.22	-75.0%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 3.7% less for childcare

	Punta Arenas	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$419.94 CLF9.8600	$224.14 KES28,992.44	-46.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,299.15 CLF147.9500	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	+39.3%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Punta Arenas	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.62 CLF0.0900	$2.32 KES300.35	-35.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 CLF0.0900	$2.37 KES306.55	-38.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.35 CLF0.1300	$3.10 KES400.47	-42.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.24 CLF1.1100	$45.30 KES5,859.39	-4.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 CLF0.1500	$7.35 KES951.12	+12.1%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 48.2% less for clothing

	Punta Arenas	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.37 CLF1.4200	$19.62 KES2,538.28	-67.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.99 CLF0.9900	$24.88 KES3,218.07	-40.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.74 CLF2.3400	$67.92 KES8,785.33	-31.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.23 CLF3.0800	$62.28 KES8,055.48	-52.5%
Average			-48.2%

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