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Nairobi vs. Timisoara Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 9.4% cheaper than Timisoara.

Restaurants: pay 50.3% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 2.5% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 17.1% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 61.6% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 33.9% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.6% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 43.5% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Timisoara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.3% less for restaurants

	Timisoara	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.50 RON50.29	$5.80 KES750.88	-49.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 RON35.21	$6.97 KES901.06	-13.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 RON9.48	$0.70 KES90.79	-67.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 RON8.22	$0.55 KES71.04	-70.8%
Average			-50.3%

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pay 2.5% more for groceries

	Timisoara	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 RON5.74	$0.55 KES70.69	-58.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.74 RON20.72	$5.57 KES720.08	+17.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.81 RON25.38	$3.36 KES434.10	-42.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.17 RON13.85	$1.64 KES212.73	-48.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 RON12.78	$2.92 KES377.51	-0.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.52 RON2.28	$1.41 KES181.96	+169.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 RON3.13	$0.47 KES61.40	-33.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RON3.16	$0.89 KES115.07	+23.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 RON5.02	$0.46 KES59.01	-60.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 RON1.50	$0.49 KES63.50	+43.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 RON1.89	$0.51 KES65.52	+16.9%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 17.1% more for transportation

	Timisoara	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.21 RON27.16	$5.40 KES698.38	-13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.21 RON140.82	$30.96 KES4,004.71	-3.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,323.13 RON123,845.70	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	-23.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.15 RON35.65	$17.03 KES2,202.59	+108.8%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 61.6% more for housing

	Timisoara	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.59 RON37.55	$39.86 KES5,156.50	+364.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$487.90 RON2,133.39	$476.96 KES61,695.24	-2.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$347.97 RON1,521.52	$206.31 KES26,686.56	-40.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.78 RON510.63	$29.32 KES3,793.22	-74.9%
Average			+61.6%

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pay 33.9% less for childcare

	Timisoara	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$481.56 RON2,105.66	$224.14 KES28,992.44	-53.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,236.95 RON44,762.07	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	-14.3%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Timisoara	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.65 RON11.57	$2.32 KES300.35	-12.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.23 RON14.12	$2.37 KES306.55	-26.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.98 RON26.15	$3.10 KES400.47	-48.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.67 RON195.31	$45.30 KES5,859.39	+1.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.40 RON36.71	$7.35 KES951.12	-12.4%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 43.5% less for clothing

	Timisoara	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.90 RON323.14	$19.62 KES2,538.28	-73.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.02 RON196.87	$24.88 KES3,218.07	-44.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.30 RON359.88	$67.92 KES8,785.33	-17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.22 RON442.59	$62.28 KES8,055.48	-38.5%
Average			-43.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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