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Nairobi vs. Zielona Gora Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 10.7% cheaper than Zielona Gora.

Restaurants: pay 44.2% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 11.3% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 15.0% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 3.5% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 4.6% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.8% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 45.1% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Zielona Gora Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Zielona Gora, you would:

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pay 44.2% less for restaurants

	Zielona Gora	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.57 PLN34.50	$5.80 KES747.37	-39.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.79 PLN28.09	$6.97 KES896.85	-10.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 PLN6.41	$0.70 KES90.36	-60.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 PLN5.91	$0.55 KES70.70	-66.5%
Average			-44.2%

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pay 11.3% more for groceries

	Zielona Gora	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.16 PLN4.19	$0.55 KES70.35	-53.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 PLN17.25	$5.57 KES716.71	+16.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 PLN14.53	$3.36 KES432.07	-16.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 PLN10.93	$1.64 KES211.74	-45.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 PLN7.60	$2.92 KES375.75	+38.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.61	$1.41 KES181.11	+215.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 PLN2.46	$0.47 KES61.12	-30.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN2.79	$0.89 KES114.54	+14.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 PLN2.68	$0.46 KES58.73	-38.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 PLN1.34	$0.49 KES63.20	+32.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 PLN2.01	$0.51 KES65.21	-9.1%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 15.0% more for transportation

	Zielona Gora	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.59 PLN23.75	$5.40 KES695.11	-18.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.82 PLN93.06	$30.96 KES3,985.98	+19.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,064.62 PLN122,804.37	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	-36.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.75 PLN31.54	$17.03 KES2,192.29	+94.6%
Average			+15.0%

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pay 3.5% less for housing

	Zielona Gora	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.40 PLN59.14	$39.86 KES5,132.38	+143.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$546.83 PLN1,971.34	$476.96 KES61,406.69	-12.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$546.83 PLN1,971.34	$206.31 KES26,561.75	-62.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$162.04 PLN584.15	$29.32 KES3,775.48	-81.9%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 4.6% more for childcare

	Zielona Gora	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$460.70 PLN1,660.85	$224.14 KES28,856.84	-51.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,468.28 PLN19,713.36	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	+60.5%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Zielona Gora	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 PLN10.84	$2.32 KES298.95	-22.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 PLN10.51	$2.37 KES305.12	-18.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.13 PLN18.48	$3.10 KES398.60	-39.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.19 PLN141.28	$45.30 KES5,831.99	+15.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.25 PLN26.12	$7.35 KES946.67	+1.5%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 45.1% less for clothing

	Zielona Gora	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.69 PLN344.98	$19.62 KES2,526.41	-79.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.94 PLN136.76	$24.88 KES3,203.02	-34.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.02 PLN295.70	$67.92 KES8,744.25	-17.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.04 PLN443.55	$62.28 KES8,017.80	-49.4%
Average			-45.1%

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