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Nairobi vs. Punta del Este Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 42.2% cheaper than Punta del Este.

Restaurants: pay 59.5% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 39.1% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 33.5% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 49.3% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 20.2% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.1% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 55.5% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Punta del Este Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Punta del Este, you would:

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pay 59.5% less for restaurants

	Punta del Este	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.04 UYU596.22	$5.80 KES751.45	-61.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.28 UYU447.16	$6.97 KES901.74	-38.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.31 UYU91.50	$0.70 KES90.86	-69.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 UYU70.27	$0.55 KES71.09	-69.0%
Average			-59.5%

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pay 39.1% less for groceries

	Punta del Este	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 UYU97.72	$0.55 KES70.74	-77.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 UYU277.63	$5.57 KES720.62	-20.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.80 UYU190.37	$3.36 KES434.42	-30.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 UYU158.50	$1.64 KES212.89	-58.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 UYU200.88	$2.92 KES377.80	-42.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 UYU56.81	$1.41 KES182.10	-1.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 UYU46.66	$0.47 KES61.45	-59.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 UYU26.88	$0.89 KES115.16	+31.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.65 UYU65.36	$0.46 KES59.05	-72.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UYU39.95	$0.49 KES63.55	-51.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 UYU37.43	$0.51 KES65.57	-46.4%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 33.5% less for transportation

	Punta del Este	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.23 UYU286.64	$5.40 KES698.91	-25.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.13 UYU1,987.40	$30.96 KES4,007.74	-38.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,079.40 UYU1,192,439.33	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	-28.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.69 UYU1,177.04	$17.03 KES2,204.26	-42.6%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 49.3% less for housing

	Punta del Este	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.73 UYU1,614.76	$39.86 KES5,160.40	-2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,133.57 UYU44,937.99	$476.96 KES61,741.91	-57.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$883.51 UYU35,025.19	$206.31 KES26,706.75	-76.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.28 UYU2,944.57	$29.32 KES3,796.09	-60.5%
Average			-49.3%

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pay 20.2% less for childcare

	Punta del Este	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$480.09 UYU19,032.33	$224.14 KES29,014.37	-53.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,770.51 UYU308,046.83	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	+12.9%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 38.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Punta del Este	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.76 UYU149.05	$2.32 KES300.58	-38.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.26 UYU168.93	$2.37 KES306.78	-44.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.01 UYU198.74	$3.10 KES400.77	-38.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.38 UYU3,146.71	$45.30 KES5,863.82	-42.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.03 UYU397.48	$7.35 KES951.84	-26.7%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 55.5% less for clothing

	Punta del Este	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.79 UYU3,956.17	$19.62 KES2,540.20	-80.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.02 UYU1,943.48	$24.88 KES3,220.51	-49.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.65 UYU4,624.32	$67.92 KES8,791.98	-41.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.41 UYU5,011.23	$62.28 KES8,061.57	-50.7%
Average			-55.5%

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