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Nairobi vs. Blenheim Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 39.2% cheaper than Blenheim.

Restaurants: pay 66.0% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 36.3% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 13.3% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 46.1% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 43.1% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.5% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 33.1% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Blenheim Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.0% less for restaurants

	Blenheim	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.32 NZ$31.14	$3.85 KES498.74	-77.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.75 NZ$19.33	$6.17 KES797.98	-42.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.41 NZ$4.34	$0.66 KES85.77	-72.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 NZ$3.30	$0.53 KES68.92	-71.0%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 36.3% less for groceries

	Blenheim	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.59 NZ$2.86	$0.56 KES72.23	-65.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 NZ$6.98	$5.59 KES723.49	+44.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.24 NZ$13.03	$3.35 KES433.79	-53.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.67 NZ$10.20	$1.70 KES220.38	-70.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.84 NZ$5.11	$2.71 KES350.70	-4.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 NZ$2.41	$1.26 KES163.56	-5.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 NZ$1.46	$0.50 KES64.67	-38.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 NZ$2.31	$0.87 KES113.09	-32.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.52 NZ$4.53	$0.46 KES59.16	-81.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 NZ$1.53	$0.48 KES62.45	-43.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.95	$0.56 KES72.00	-48.7%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 13.3% less for transportation

	Blenheim	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.28 NZ$11.30	$6.17 KES799.16	-1.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$119.44 NZ$214.79	$30.83 KES3,989.92	-74.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,617.83 NZ$31,681.05	$19,266.80 KES2,493,702.01	+9.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.24 NZ$22.02	$13.87 KES1,795.47	+13.3%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 46.1% less for housing

	Blenheim	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.71 NZ$87.59	$39.39 KES5,098.60	-19.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$796.29 NZ$1,431.91	$428.53 KES55,464.39	-46.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$567.35 NZ$1,020.24	$166.44 KES21,541.75	-70.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.50 NZ$78.22	$22.39 KES2,898.26	-48.5%
Average			-46.1%

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pay 43.1% less for childcare

	Blenheim	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$477.77 NZ$859.15	$166.67 KES21,572.71	-65.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,158.62 NZ$18,267.62	$8,008.06 KES1,036,482.78	-21.2%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Blenheim	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.97 NZ$10.74	$2.31 KES299.24	-61.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 NZ$6.01	$2.24 KES290.04	-33.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.59 NZ$42.42	$3.08 KES398.99	-86.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.25 NZ$56.20	$44.12 KES5,710.07	+41.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.75 NZ$19.33	$6.17 KES797.98	-42.6%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 33.1% less for clothing

	Blenheim	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.33 NZ$67.12	$16.84 KES2,179.97	-54.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.86 NZ$53.70	$22.95 KES2,970.28	-23.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.40 NZ$153.57	$61.84 KES8,003.60	-27.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.67 NZ$128.87	$52.50 KES6,795.30	-26.7%
Average			-33.1%

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