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Nairobi vs. Terre Haute Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 39.1% cheaper than Terre Haute.

Restaurants: pay 59.6% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 39.6% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 15.7% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 58.5% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 83.3% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.3% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 21.3% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Terre Haute Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Terre Haute, you would:

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pay 59.6% less for restaurants

	Terre Haute	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.50	$5.80 KES747.37	-71.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.75	$6.97 KES896.85	-20.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96	$0.70 KES90.36	-76.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83	$0.55 KES70.70	-70.0%
Average			-59.6%

Terre Haute vs. Nairobi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.6% less for groceries

	Terre Haute	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24	$0.55 KES70.35	-75.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.24	$5.57 KES716.71	+6.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.60	$3.36 KES432.07	+29.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.20	$1.64 KES211.74	-48.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$2.92 KES375.75	-51.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.31	$1.41 KES181.11	-39.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76	$0.47 KES61.12	-37.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50	$0.89 KES114.54	-40.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.09	$0.46 KES58.73	-78.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90	$0.49 KES63.20	-45.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10	$0.51 KES65.21	-54.0%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 15.7% more for transportation

	Terre Haute	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.21	$5.40 KES695.11	+68.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.96 KES3,985.98
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,691.85	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	-39.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.43	$17.03 KES2,192.29	+18.0%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 58.5% less for housing

	Terre Haute	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.83	$39.86 KES5,132.38	-39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$887.50	$476.96 KES61,406.69	-46.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$666.67	$206.31 KES26,561.75	-69.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$141.41	$29.32 KES3,775.48	-79.3%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 83.3% less for childcare

	Terre Haute	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,050.00	$224.14 KES28,856.84	-89.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$39,114.29	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	-77.6%
Average			-83.3%

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pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Terre Haute	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00	$2.32 KES298.95	-53.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.53	$2.37 KES305.12	-57.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.28	$3.10 KES398.60	-62.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.00	$45.30 KES5,831.99	+81.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.25	$7.35 KES946.67	-44.5%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 21.3% less for clothing

	Terre Haute	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.75	$19.62 KES2,526.41	-49.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.62	$24.88 KES3,203.02	-49.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.50	$67.92 KES8,744.25	+14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.33	$62.28 KES8,017.80	-0.1%
Average			-21.3%

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