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Nairobi vs. Rio das Ostras Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 34.2% more expensive than Rio das Ostras.

Restaurants: pay 5.7% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 29.2% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 56.3% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 75.5% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 2.0% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.3% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 0.8% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Rio das Ostras Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Rio das Ostras, you would:

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pay 5.7% more for restaurants

	Rio das Ostras	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 R$21.29	$5.80 KES750.88	+48.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.34 R$34.47	$6.97 KES901.06	+9.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 R$6.42	$0.70 KES90.79	-40.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 R$2.84	$0.55 KES71.04	+5.2%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 29.2% more for groceries

	Rio das Ostras	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 R$8.53	$0.55 KES70.69	-65.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.73 R$20.28	$5.57 KES720.08	+49.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.34 R$18.17	$3.36 KES434.10	+0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 R$10.34	$1.64 KES212.73	-13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.45 R$7.91	$2.92 KES377.51	+100.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 R$4.14	$1.41 KES181.96	+84.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.87	$0.47 KES61.40	-10.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 R$2.30	$0.89 KES115.07	+110.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 R$2.94	$0.46 KES59.01	-15.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 R$1.95	$0.49 KES63.50	+36.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 R$1.92	$0.51 KES65.52	+43.8%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 56.3% more for transportation

	Rio das Ostras	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 R$22.00	$5.40 KES698.38	+33.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.96 KES4,004.71
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,435.23 R$116,594.78	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	+1.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.27 R$39.54	$17.03 KES2,202.59	+134.2%
Average			+56.3%

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pay 75.5% more for housing

	Rio das Ostras	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.64 R$90.49	$39.86 KES5,156.50	+139.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$186.39 R$1,013.87	$476.96 KES61,695.24	+155.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$139.79 R$760.40	$206.31 KES26,686.56	+47.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.89 R$271.36	$29.32 KES3,793.22	-41.2%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 2.0% less for childcare

	Rio das Ostras	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$304.44 R$1,655.98	$224.14 KES28,992.44	-26.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,176.14 R$39,033.90	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	+22.3%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 75.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio das Ostras	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.93 R$5.07	$2.32 KES300.35	+149.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 R$8.79	$2.37 KES306.55	+46.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.05 R$11.15	$3.10 KES400.47	+51.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.37 R$121.66	$45.30 KES5,859.39	+102.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.78 R$31.43	$7.35 KES951.12	+27.3%
Average			+75.3%

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pay 0.8% less for clothing

	Rio das Ostras	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.19 R$283.88	$19.62 KES2,538.28	-62.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.10 R$141.94	$24.88 KES3,218.07	-4.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.58 R$329.51	$67.92 KES8,785.33	+12.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.01 R$223.05	$62.28 KES8,055.48	+51.9%
Average			-0.8%

Rio das Ostras vs. Nairobi - Cost of clothing

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