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Nairobi vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 19.8% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 51.0% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 53.7% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 29.9% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 60.8% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 4.7 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.6% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 34.5% less in Nairobi

Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nairobi. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.0% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$5.80 KES751.45	-58.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$6.97 KES901.74	-37.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$0.70 KES90.86	-66.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.55 KES71.09	-42.5%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 53.7% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$0.55 KES70.74	-80.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$5.57 KES720.62	+36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$3.36 KES434.42	-60.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$1.64 KES212.89	-69.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$2.92 KES377.80	-21.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.41 KES182.10	-52.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.47 KES61.45	-57.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.89 KES115.16	-76.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.46 KES59.05	-87.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.49 KES63.55	-62.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.51 KES65.57	-60.9%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 29.9% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$5.40 KES698.91	-14.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.96 KES4,007.74
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	-8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$17.03 KES2,204.26	-67.0%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 60.8% less for housing

	Saint John's	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$39.86 KES5,160.40	-48.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$476.96 KES61,741.91	-54.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$206.31 KES26,706.75	-69.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$29.32 KES3,796.09	-70.4%
Average			-60.8%

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$224.14 KES29,014.37
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	+374.3%
Average			+374.3%

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pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.32 KES300.58	+25.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$2.37 KES306.78	-40.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.10 KES400.77
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$45.30 KES5,863.82	-26.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$7.35 KES951.84	+18.6%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 34.5% less for clothing

	Saint John's	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$19.62 KES2,540.20	-60.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$24.88 KES3,220.51
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$67.92 KES8,791.98	-8.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$62.28 KES8,061.57
Average			-34.5%

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