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Nairobi vs. Sunshine Coast Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 33.9% cheaper than Sunshine Coast.

Restaurants: pay 56.8% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 34.9% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 0.3% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 53.9% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 0.6% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.4% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 43.8% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Sunshine Coast Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Sunshine Coast, you would:

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pay 56.8% less for restaurants

	Sunshine Coast	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.72 A$22.24	$5.80 KES748.32	-60.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.93 A$13.49	$6.97 KES897.98	-22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 A$3.30	$0.70 KES90.48	-67.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.34 A$3.53	$0.55 KES70.79	-76.5%
Average			-56.8%

Sunshine Coast vs. Nairobi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.9% less for groceries

	Sunshine Coast	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.86 A$2.81	$0.55 KES70.44	-70.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.78 A$5.71	$5.57 KES717.62	+47.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 A$7.20	$3.36 KES432.61	-29.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 A$6.56	$1.64 KES212.00	-62.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.04 A$6.10	$2.92 KES376.22	-27.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.23 A$1.86	$1.41 KES181.34	+14.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.61	$0.47 KES61.19	-55.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.45	$0.89 KES114.68	-45.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 A$2.68	$0.46 KES58.81	-74.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 A$1.33	$0.49 KES63.28	-44.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 A$1.20	$0.51 KES65.30	-36.2%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 0.3% more for transportation

	Sunshine Coast	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 A$6.64	$5.40 KES695.99	+22.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.61 A$56.84	$30.96 KES3,991.02	-17.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,060.36 A$43,911.22	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	-25.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.01 A$21.17	$17.03 KES2,195.06	+21.5%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 53.9% less for housing

	Sunshine Coast	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.16 A$66.72	$39.86 KES5,138.87	-9.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,103.92 A$1,668.06	$476.96 KES61,484.32	-56.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$945.28 A$1,428.35	$206.31 KES26,595.33	-78.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.05 A$151.18	$29.32 KES3,780.25	-70.7%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 0.6% less for childcare

	Sunshine Coast	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$294.38 A$444.82	$224.14 KES28,893.32	-23.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,156.66 A$10,813.96	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	+22.6%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 47.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Sunshine Coast	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.88	$2.32 KES299.33	-64.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.50 A$5.30	$2.37 KES305.50	-32.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.55 A$35.59	$3.10 KES399.10	-86.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.88 A$75.37	$45.30 KES5,839.36	-9.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.08 A$19.77	$7.35 KES947.87	-43.8%
Average			-47.4%

Sunshine Coast vs. Nairobi - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 43.8% less for clothing

	Sunshine Coast	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.51 A$91.43	$19.62 KES2,529.60	-67.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.28 A$72.95	$24.88 KES3,207.07	-48.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.28 A$136.41	$67.92 KES8,755.30	-24.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.86 A$143.33	$62.28 KES8,027.94	-34.3%
Average			-43.8%

Sunshine Coast vs. Nairobi - Cost of clothing

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