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Nairobi vs. Valdivia Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 3.3% more expensive than Valdivia.

Restaurants: pay 33.6% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 21.8% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 22.8% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 24.2% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 83.8% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 3.2% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Valdivia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.6% less for restaurants

	Valdivia	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.51 CLF0.1500	$5.80 KES750.88	-10.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 CLF0.1600	$6.97 KES901.06	+0.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 CLF0.0500	$0.70 KES90.79	-65.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.31 CLF0.0300	$0.55 KES71.04	-58.2%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 21.8% less for groceries

	Valdivia	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 CLF0.0300	$0.55 KES70.69	-59.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.59 CLF0.1100	$5.57 KES720.08	+21.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.48 CLF0.1100	$3.36 KES434.10	-25.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 CLF0.0700	$1.64 KES212.73	-46.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 CLF0.0700	$2.92 KES377.51	-2.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 CLF0.0200	$1.41 KES181.96	+41.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CLF0.0200	$0.47 KES61.40	-45.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 CLF0.0200	$0.89 KES115.07	+7.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 CLF0.0200	$0.46 KES59.01	-46.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 CLF0.0300	$0.49 KES63.50	-55.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 CLF0.0200	$0.51 KES65.52	-28.9%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 22.8% more for transportation

	Valdivia	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 CLF0.1200	$5.40 KES698.38	+3.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.96 KES4,004.71
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,217.69 CLF357.4200	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	+42.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.03 KES2,202.59
Average			+22.8%

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pay 24.2% less for housing

	Valdivia	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.50 CLF0.7400	$39.86 KES5,156.50	+26.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$590.54 CLF13.8700	$476.96 KES61,695.24	-19.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.57 CLF8.9400	$206.31 KES26,686.56	-45.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.92 CLF1.6700	$29.32 KES3,793.22	-58.6%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 83.8% more for childcare

	Valdivia	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$251.97 CLF5.9200	$224.14 KES28,992.44	-11.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,149.57 CLF73.9700	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	+178.6%
Average			+83.8%

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pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Valdivia	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.67 CLF0.0900	$2.32 KES300.35	-36.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 CLF0.0500	$2.37 KES306.55	+10.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.25 CLF0.1200	$3.10 KES400.47	-41.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.99 CLF0.9900	$45.30 KES5,859.39	+7.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.72 CLF0.1100	$7.35 KES951.12	+55.6%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 3.2% less for clothing

	Valdivia	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.49 CLF1.2300	$19.62 KES2,538.28	-62.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.19 CLF0.4300	$24.88 KES3,218.07	+36.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.74 CLF1.1900	$67.92 KES8,785.33	+33.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.74 CLF1.8500	$62.28 KES8,055.48	-20.9%
Average			-3.2%

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