Cost of living comparison

Blumenau - Santa Catarina, Brazil

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Blumenau - Santa Catarina Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 14.6% more expensive than Blumenau - Santa Catarina.

Restaurants: pay 14.8% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 34.7% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 37.0% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 18.1% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 11.8% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.7% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 33.3% less in Nairobi

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, housing, and childcare in Nairobi are more expensive than in Blumenau - Santa Catarina. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Blumenau - Santa Catarina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Blumenau - Santa Catarina, you would:

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pay 14.8% less for restaurants

	Blumenau - Santa Catarina	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 R$28.81	$3.85 KES497.85	-26.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 R$32.65	$6.17 KES796.57	+4.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 R$5.47	$0.66 KES85.62	-33.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 R$3.04	$0.53 KES68.79	-3.5%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 34.7% more for groceries

	Blumenau - Santa Catarina	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 R$5.94	$0.56 KES72.11	-48.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.34 R$18.43	$5.59 KES722.20	+67.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.00 R$16.54	$3.35 KES433.02	+11.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 R$9.02	$1.70 KES219.99	+4.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.34 R$7.40	$2.71 KES350.07	+102.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 R$4.65	$1.26 KES163.27	+49.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 R$2.07	$0.50 KES64.55	+33.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.39 R$2.14	$0.87 KES112.89	+124.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 R$2.95	$0.46 KES59.06	-14.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 R$2.31	$0.48 KES62.34	+15.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 R$2.26	$0.56 KES71.87	+35.9%
Average			+34.7%

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pay 37.0% more for transportation

	Blumenau - Santa Catarina	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.73 R$20.54	$6.17 KES797.74	+65.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.25 R$288.07	$30.83 KES3,982.83	-41.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,373.17 R$90,262.37	$19,266.80 KES2,489,270.65	+17.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.75 R$37.21	$13.87 KES1,792.27	+105.5%
Average			+37.0%

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pay 18.1% more for housing

	Blumenau - Santa Catarina	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.47 R$107.35	$39.39 KES5,089.54	+102.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.14 R$1,593.99	$428.53 KES55,365.83	+48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.28 R$1,142.68	$166.44 KES21,503.47	-19.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.12 R$298.34	$22.39 KES2,893.11	-58.6%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 11.8% more for childcare

	Blumenau - Santa Catarina	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$263.95 R$1,455.13	$166.67 KES21,534.37	-36.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,993.24 R$27,526.82	$8,008.06 KES1,034,640.93	+60.4%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 48.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Blumenau - Santa Catarina	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 R$11.27	$2.31 KES298.71	+13.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 R$9.12	$2.24 KES289.52	+35.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 R$10.08	$3.08 KES398.28	+68.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.47 R$112.83	$44.12 KES5,699.93	+115.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 R$30.73	$6.17 KES796.57	+10.6%
Average			+48.7%

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pay 33.3% less for clothing

	Blumenau - Santa Catarina	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.42 R$228.34	$16.84 KES2,176.10	-59.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.42 R$217.33	$22.95 KES2,965.00	-41.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.90 R$407.42	$61.84 KES7,989.37	-16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.27 R$343.29	$52.50 KES6,783.22	-15.7%
Average			-33.3%

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