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Nairobi vs. Thousand Oaks Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 53.3% cheaper than Thousand Oaks.

Restaurants: pay 60.5% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 51.9% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 15.2% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 73.9% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 82.7% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.4% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 34.3% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Thousand Oaks Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Thousand Oaks, you would:

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pay 60.5% less for restaurants

	Thousand Oaks	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$5.80 KES751.45	-76.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.75	$6.97 KES901.74	-20.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.67	$0.70 KES90.86	-73.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.90	$0.55 KES71.09	-71.1%
Average			-60.5%

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pay 51.9% less for groceries

	Thousand Oaks	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$3.79	$0.55 KES70.74	-85.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.22	$5.57 KES720.62	-10.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52	$3.36 KES434.42	-25.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.50	$1.64 KES212.89	-63.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.25	$2.92 KES377.80	-53.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.32	$1.41 KES182.10	-39.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74	$0.47 KES61.45	-36.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.75	$0.89 KES115.16	-49.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.48	$0.46 KES59.05	-81.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.47	$0.49 KES63.55	-66.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26	$0.51 KES65.57	-59.8%
Average			-51.9%

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pay 15.2% less for transportation

	Thousand Oaks	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.76	$5.40 KES698.91	+13.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.00	$30.96 KES4,007.74	-38.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,500.00	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	-24.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.41	$17.03 KES2,204.26	-12.3%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 73.9% less for housing

	Thousand Oaks	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.25	$39.86 KES5,160.40	-46.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,590.33	$476.96 KES61,741.91	-81.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,485.50	$206.31 KES26,706.75	-91.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.23	$29.32 KES3,796.09	-76.0%
Average			-73.9%

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pay 82.7% less for childcare

	Thousand Oaks	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,750.00	$224.14 KES29,014.37	-87.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,160.00	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	-78.1%
Average			-82.7%

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pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Thousand Oaks	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00	$2.32 KES300.58	-66.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.55	$2.37 KES306.78	-57.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.00	$3.10 KES400.77	-65.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.92	$45.30 KES5,863.82	-32.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.75	$7.35 KES951.84	-50.1%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 34.3% less for clothing

	Thousand Oaks	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00	$19.62 KES2,540.20	-60.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.00	$24.88 KES3,220.51	-17.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.00	$67.92 KES8,791.98	-11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.33	$62.28 KES8,061.57	-47.4%
Average			-34.3%

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