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Nairobi vs. Rio Branco Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 13.5% more expensive than Rio Branco.

Restaurants: pay 17.8% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 13.4% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 12.1% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 30.7% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 50.4% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.6% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 43.0% less in Nairobi

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, and transportation in Nairobi are more expensive than in Rio Branco. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Nairobi. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Rio Branco Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Rio Branco, you would:

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pay 17.8% less for restaurants

	Rio Branco	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.59 R$30.41	$5.80 KES750.88	+3.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.92 R$43.08	$6.97 KES901.06	-12.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 R$6.76	$0.70 KES90.79	-43.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 R$3.72	$0.55 KES71.04	-19.6%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 13.4% less for groceries

	Rio Branco	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 R$7.60	$0.55 KES70.69	-60.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.19 R$22.81	$5.57 KES720.08	+32.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 R$29.73	$3.36 KES434.10	-38.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 R$11.35	$1.64 KES212.73	-21.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 R$10.34	$2.92 KES377.51	+53.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.23 R$6.67	$1.41 KES181.96	+14.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 R$4.14	$0.47 KES61.40	-37.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 R$5.52	$0.89 KES115.07	-12.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 R$5.52	$0.46 KES59.01	-55.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 R$2.76	$0.49 KES63.50	-3.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 R$3.45	$0.51 KES65.52	-20.1%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 12.1% more for transportation

	Rio Branco	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.49 R$24.41	$5.40 KES698.38	+20.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.39 R$312.18	$30.96 KES4,004.71	-46.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,035.59 R$108,981.59	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	+8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.25 R$55.75	$17.03 KES2,202.59	+66.1%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 30.7% more for housing

	Rio Branco	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.45 R$100.34	$39.86 KES5,156.50	+116.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.51 R$1,520.35	$476.96 KES61,695.24	+70.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$181.68 R$988.23	$206.31 KES26,686.56	+13.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.92 R$712.10	$29.32 KES3,793.22	-77.6%
Average			+30.7%

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pay 50.4% more for childcare

	Rio Branco	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.07 R$810.85	$224.14 KES28,992.44	+50.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41
Average			+50.4%

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pay 75.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio Branco	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 R$5.57	$2.32 KES300.35	+126.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.36 R$12.84	$2.37 KES306.55	+0.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.80 R$15.20	$3.10 KES400.47	+10.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.63 R$101.36	$45.30 KES5,859.39	+143.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.73 R$20.27	$7.35 KES951.12	+97.3%
Average			+75.6%

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pay 43.0% less for clothing

	Rio Branco	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.72 R$243.26	$19.62 KES2,538.28	-56.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.54 R$182.44	$24.88 KES3,218.07	-25.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.17 R$506.78	$67.92 KES8,785.33	-27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$167.70 R$912.21	$62.28 KES8,055.48	-62.9%
Average			-43.0%

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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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