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Nairobi vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 28.3% cheaper than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.7% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 53.3% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 16.1% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 27.4% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 12.7% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.2% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 51.0% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.7% less for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$5.80 KES747.37	-21.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$6.97 KES896.85	-5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.70 KES90.36	-63.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$0.55 KES70.70	-43.5%
Average			-33.7%

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pay 53.3% less for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$0.55 KES70.35	-67.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$5.57 KES716.71	-0.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$3.36 KES432.07	-56.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$1.64 KES211.74	-61.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$2.92 KES375.75	-33.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$1.41 KES181.11	-59.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$0.47 KES61.12	-37.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$0.89 KES114.54	-68.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$0.46 KES58.73	-84.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	$0.49 KES63.20	-81.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$0.51 KES65.21	-35.4%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 16.1% less for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$5.40 KES695.11	-7.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.96 KES3,985.98
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	-24.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.03 KES2,192.29
Average			-16.1%

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pay 27.4% less for housing

	Saint Lucia	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$39.86 KES5,132.38	-2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$476.96 KES61,406.69	+3.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$206.31 KES26,561.75	-47.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	$29.32 KES3,775.48	-63.0%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 12.7% more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$224.14 KES28,856.84	+12.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62
Average			+12.7%

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pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$2.32 KES298.95	-40.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.37 KES305.12	-36.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$3.10 KES398.60	-66.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$45.30 KES5,831.99	-7.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	$7.35 KES946.67	+4.6%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 51.0% less for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$19.62 KES2,526.41	-61.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	$24.88 KES3,203.02	-53.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	$67.92 KES8,744.25	-37.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$62.28 KES8,017.80	-51.9%
Average			-51.0%

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