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Nairobi vs. Basra Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 35.2% more expensive than Basra.

Restaurants: pay 13.7% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 23.8% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 49.6% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 13.3% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 13.0% more in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Basra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.7% more for restaurants

	Basra	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.55 IQD5,991	$3.85 KES498.74	-15.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.83 IQD8,987	$6.17 KES797.98	-9.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 IQD624	$0.66 KES85.77	+39.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 IQD499	$0.53 KES68.92	+40.3%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 23.8% more for groceries

	Basra	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 IQD1,365	$0.56 KES72.23	-46.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.44 IQD4,531	$5.59 KES723.49	+62.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.59 IQD4,725	$3.35 KES433.79	-6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 IQD2,696	$1.70 KES220.38	-16.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 IQD5,651	$2.71 KES350.70	-36.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 IQD833	$1.26 KES163.56	+99.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 IQD941	$0.50 KES64.67	-30.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 IQD646	$0.87 KES113.09	+78.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 IQD499	$0.46 KES59.16	+20.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 IQD419	$0.48 KES62.45	+51.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD391	$0.56 KES72.00	+87.2%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 49.6% more for transportation

	Basra	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.92 IQD2,532	$6.17 KES799.16	+220.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.46 IQD37,444	$30.83 KES3,989.92	+8.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,972.19 IQD24,962,734	$19,266.80 KES2,493,702.01	+1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.49 IQD26,960	$13.87 KES1,795.47	-32.3%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 13.3% less for housing

	Basra	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.94 IQD49,925	$39.39 KES5,098.60	+3.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$344.54 IQD453,334	$428.53 KES55,464.39	+24.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.93 IQD342,003	$166.44 KES21,541.75	-36.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.06 IQD54,028	$22.39 KES2,898.26	-45.5%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Basra	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.78 IQD199,702	$166.67 KES21,572.71	+9.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,897.22 IQD2,496,273	$8,008.06 KES1,036,482.78	+322.1%
Average			+166.0%

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pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Basra	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.59 IQD9,985	$2.31 KES299.24	-69.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 IQD3,495	$2.24 KES290.04	-15.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.90 IQD2,496	$3.08 KES398.99	+62.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.47 IQD53,254	$44.12 KES5,710.07	+9.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.59 IQD9,985	$6.17 KES797.98	-18.8%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 13.0% more for clothing

	Basra	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.15 IQD44,933	$16.84 KES2,179.97	-50.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.97 IQD24,963	$22.95 KES2,970.28	+21.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.92 IQD74,888	$61.84 KES8,003.60	+8.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.36 IQD39,940	$52.50 KES6,795.30	+73.0%
Average			+13.0%

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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: January 2025

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