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Nairobi vs. Tangerang Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 52.7% more expensive than Tangerang.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 5.5% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 1.7% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 69.2% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.4% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 24.7% less in Nairobi

The cost of transportation, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing in Nairobi are more expensive than in Tangerang. Expenses including clothing and groceries are lower in Nairobi. Notably, transportation and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Tangerang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Tangerang, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Tangerang	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.79 IDR29,811.16	$5.80 KES751.45	+224.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.46 IDR57,634.90	$6.97 KES901.74	+101.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 IDR9,191.77	$0.70 KES90.86	+27.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 IDR4,218.44	$0.55 KES71.09	+116.7%
Average			+117.3%

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pay 5.5% less for groceries

	Tangerang	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 IDR18,702.95	$0.55 KES70.74	-51.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 IDR73,463.21	$5.57 KES720.62	+26.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 IDR75,665.71	$3.36 KES434.42	-26.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 IDR25,682.76	$1.64 KES212.89	+6.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.43 IDR23,839.01	$2.92 KES377.80	+103.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 IDR21,034.42	$1.41 KES182.10	+11.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 IDR10,817.70	$0.47 KES61.45	-26.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 IDR17,278.28	$0.89 KES115.16	-14.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,365.33	$0.46 KES59.05	-18.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 IDR9,615.74	$0.49 KES63.55	-15.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16 IDR19,257.23	$0.51 KES65.57	-56.2%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Tangerang	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.05 IDR50,713.32	$5.40 KES698.91	+77.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.06 IDR134,150.20	$30.96 KES4,007.74	+284.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,844.85 IDR496,852,607.08	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	-27.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.36 IDR72,540.48	$17.03 KES2,204.26	+290.8%
Average			+156.2%

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pay 1.7% more for housing

	Tangerang	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.92 IDR364,938.24	$39.86 KES5,160.40	+81.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$487.47 IDR8,115,259.25	$476.96 KES61,741.91	-2.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$238.76 IDR3,974,820.86	$206.31 KES26,706.75	-13.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.98 IDR1,198,353.53	$29.32 KES3,796.09	-59.3%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 69.2% more for childcare

	Tangerang	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.48 IDR1,656,175.36	$224.14 KES29,014.37	+125.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,759.66 IDR129,181,677.84	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	+13.1%
Average			+69.2%

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pay 54.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Tangerang	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	$2.32 KES300.58	-13.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 IDR27,326.89	$2.37 KES306.78	+44.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.81 IDR46,704.15	$3.10 KES400.77	+10.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.89 IDR364,358.58	$45.30 KES5,863.82	+107.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.28 IDR54,653.79	$7.35 KES951.84	+124.0%
Average			+54.4%

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pay 24.7% less for clothing

	Tangerang	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.28 IDR703,874.53	$19.62 KES2,540.20	-53.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.70 IDR544,467.65	$24.88 KES3,220.51	-23.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.29 IDR1,186,815.26	$67.92 KES8,791.98	-4.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.61 IDR1,242,131.52	$62.28 KES8,061.57	-16.5%
Average			-24.7%

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