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Nairobi vs. Saint John Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 33.5% cheaper than Saint John.

Restaurants: pay 54.7% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 47.8% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 0.2% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 58.7% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 7.6% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.1% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 37.5% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Saint John Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Saint John, you would:

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pay 54.7% less for restaurants

	Saint John	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.53 CA$29.69	$5.80 KES748.32	-73.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.76 CA$14.85	$6.97 KES897.98	-35.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 CA$2.43	$0.70 KES90.48	-60.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 CA$1.52	$0.55 KES70.79	-50.3%
Average			-54.7%

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pay 47.8% less for groceries

	Saint John	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 CA$3.84	$0.55 KES70.44	-80.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.11 CA$8.43	$5.57 KES717.62	-8.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 CA$10.10	$3.36 KES432.61	-54.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.51 CA$4.85	$1.64 KES212.00	-53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.42 CA$7.48	$2.92 KES376.22	-46.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 CA$2.44	$1.41 KES181.34	-20.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 CA$0.93	$0.47 KES61.19	-29.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.77 CA$2.44	$0.89 KES114.68	-49.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 CA$2.56	$0.46 KES58.81	-75.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 CA$1.27	$0.49 KES63.28	-46.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.28 CA$1.77	$0.51 KES65.30	-60.5%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 0.2% less for transportation

	Saint John	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 CA$5.89	$5.40 KES695.99	+26.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.12 CA$80.17	$30.96 KES3,991.02	-46.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,382.26 CA$33,631.67	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	-11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.06 CA$18.01	$17.03 KES2,195.06	+30.4%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 58.7% less for housing

	Saint John	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.71 CA$85.12	$39.86 KES5,138.87	-35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,026.15 CA$1,415.42	$476.96 KES61,484.32	-53.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$879.05 CA$1,212.51	$206.31 KES26,595.33	-76.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.48 CA$131.70	$29.32 KES3,780.25	-69.3%
Average			-58.7%

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pay 7.6% more for childcare

	Saint John	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$161.46 CA$222.71	$224.14 KES28,893.32	+38.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,481.44 CA$15,836.92	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	-23.6%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 43.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint John	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.66 CA$6.43	$2.32 KES299.33	-50.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 CA$4.21	$2.37 KES305.50	-22.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.35 CA$19.80	$3.10 KES399.10	-78.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.82 CA$74.24	$45.30 KES5,839.36	-15.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.35 CA$19.80	$7.35 KES947.87	-48.8%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 37.5% less for clothing

	Saint John	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.04 CA$55.23	$19.62 KES2,529.60	-51.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.47 CA$54.44	$24.88 KES3,207.07	-37.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.32 CA$116.30	$67.92 KES8,755.30	-19.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.83 CA$150.12	$62.28 KES8,027.94	-42.8%
Average			-37.5%

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