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Nairobi vs. Sao Bernardo do Campo Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 20.7% more expensive than Sao Bernardo do Campo.

Restaurants: pay 19.7% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 11.3% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 53.8% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 32.0% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 21.2% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.3% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 16.0% less in Nairobi

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, childcare, and groceries in Nairobi are more expensive than in Sao Bernardo do Campo. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Sao Bernardo do Campo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Sao Bernardo do Campo, you would:

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pay 19.7% less for restaurants

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.56 R$36.38	$5.80 KES748.32	-11.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.44 R$46.78	$6.97 KES897.98	-17.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.22 R$6.76	$0.70 KES90.48	-42.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 R$3.28	$0.55 KES70.79	-7.3%
Average			-19.7%

Sao Bernardo do Campo vs. Nairobi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.3% more for groceries

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 R$7.87	$0.55 KES70.44	-61.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.55 R$25.21	$5.57 KES717.62	+22.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 R$18.60	$3.36 KES432.61
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.84 R$10.19	$1.64 KES212.00	-10.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 R$11.07	$2.92 KES376.22	+46.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 R$5.10	$1.41 KES181.34	+52.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 R$3.02	$0.47 KES61.19	-12.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 R$2.71	$0.89 KES114.68	+81.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 R$3.18	$0.46 KES58.81	-20.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 R$2.83	$0.49 KES63.28	-3.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 R$2.36	$0.51 KES65.30	+19.1%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 53.8% more for transportation

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 R$22.41	$5.40 KES695.99	+33.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.85 R$248.59	$30.96 KES3,991.02	-31.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,691.32 R$109,152.90	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	+10.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.63 R$31.19	$17.03 KES2,195.06	+202.7%
Average			+53.8%

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pay 32.0% more for housing

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.63 R$97.72	$39.86 KES5,138.87	+126.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$318.81 R$1,767.24	$476.96 KES61,484.32	+49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$212.54 R$1,178.16	$206.31 KES26,595.33	-2.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.19 R$294.85	$29.32 KES3,780.25	-44.9%
Average			+32.0%

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pay 21.2% more for childcare

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.04 R$1,247.46	$224.14 KES28,893.32	-0.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,151.19 R$34,097.29	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	+42.7%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 62.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.13 R$6.24	$2.32 KES299.33	+106.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.46 R$8.11	$2.37 KES305.50	+62.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.25 R$12.47	$3.10 KES399.10	+37.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.40 R$129.68	$45.30 KES5,839.36	+93.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 R$36.38	$7.35 KES947.87	+12.0%
Average			+62.3%

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pay 16.0% less for clothing

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.57 R$202.71	$19.62 KES2,529.60	-46.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.26 R$200.98	$24.88 KES3,207.07	-31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.14 R$405.43	$67.92 KES8,755.30	-7.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$51.57 R$285.88	$62.28 KES8,027.94	+20.8%
Average			-16.0%

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