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Nairobi vs. Vila Franca de Xira Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 32.6% cheaper than Vila Franca de Xira.

Restaurants: pay 50.1% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 27.6% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 10.2% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 42.2% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 49.5% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.2% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 36.6% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Vila Franca de Xira Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Vila Franca de Xira, you would:

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pay 50.1% less for restaurants

	Vila Franca de Xira	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.02 €12.04	$5.80 KES750.88	-58.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.34 €8.02	$6.97 KES901.06	-25.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 €1.50	$0.70 KES90.79	-59.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 €1.09	$0.55 KES71.04	-56.6%
Average			-50.1%

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pay 27.6% less for groceries

	Vila Franca de Xira	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 €0.95	$0.55 KES70.69	-50.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.60 €5.67	$5.57 KES720.08	-15.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.25 €3.65	$3.36 KES434.10	-21.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.50 €3.01	$1.64 KES212.73	-53.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 €2.94	$2.92 KES377.51	-14.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.13	$1.41 KES181.96	+6.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.58	$0.47 KES61.40	-29.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.61	$0.89 KES115.07	+24.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 €0.96	$0.46 KES59.01	-59.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.71	$0.49 KES63.50	-40.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.88	$0.51 KES65.52	-50.5%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 10.2% less for transportation

	Vila Franca de Xira	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 €6.70	$5.40 KES698.38	-30.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.09	$30.96 KES4,004.71	-11.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,037.93 €30,090.96	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	-38.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.20 €10.48	$17.03 KES2,202.59	+39.5%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 42.2% less for housing

	Vila Franca de Xira	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.68 €34.08	$39.86 KES5,156.50	+0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$798.09 €685.41	$476.96 KES61,695.24	-40.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$545.03 €468.08	$206.31 KES26,686.56	-62.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.31 €76.70	$29.32 KES3,793.22	-67.2%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 49.5% less for childcare

	Vila Franca de Xira	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$583.97 €501.52	$224.14 KES28,992.44	-61.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,015.17 €12,036.38	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	-37.4%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Vila Franca de Xira	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.92 €2.51	$2.32 KES300.35	-20.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 €2.27	$2.37 KES306.55	-10.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.07 €5.22	$3.10 KES400.47	-49.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.04 €30.09	$45.30 KES5,859.39	+29.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.18 €7.02	$7.35 KES951.12	-10.1%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 36.6% less for clothing

	Vila Franca de Xira	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.08 €60.18	$19.62 KES2,538.28	-72.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 €36.22	$24.88 KES3,218.07	-41.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.59 €75.23	$67.92 KES8,785.33	-22.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.08 €60.18	$62.28 KES8,055.48	-11.1%
Average			-36.6%

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