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Nairobi vs. Brasov Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 4.9% cheaper than Brasov.

Restaurants: pay 52.2% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 0.5% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 50.3% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 47.2% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 14.0% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.1% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 41.2% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Brasov Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.2% less for restaurants

	Brasov	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.70 RON46.78	$3.85 KES498.16	-60.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 RON33.79	$6.17 KES797.06	-12.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 RON9.36	$0.66 KES85.67	-65.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.81 RON8.73	$0.53 KES68.84	-70.6%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 0.5% less for groceries

	Brasov	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 RON6.08	$0.56 KES72.15	-55.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.03 RON19.42	$5.59 KES722.65	+38.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.65 RON27.28	$3.35 KES433.29	-40.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.18 RON15.34	$1.70 KES220.13	-46.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 RON14.14	$2.71 KES350.29	-7.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 RON2.58	$1.26 KES163.37	+136.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 RON3.50	$0.50 KES64.59	-31.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RON3.33	$0.87 KES112.96	+26.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 RON5.10	$0.46 KES59.09	-56.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RON2.07	$0.48 KES62.38	+12.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 RON2.26	$0.56 KES71.92	+18.9%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 50.3% more for transportation

	Brasov	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 RON27.14	$6.17 KES798.23	+9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.24 RON83.17	$30.83 KES3,985.30	+78.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,003.12 RON125,465.04	$19,266.80 KES2,490,811.99	-25.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RON28.07	$13.87 KES1,793.38	+138.4%
Average			+50.3%

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pay 47.2% more for housing

	Brasov	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.81 RON42.51	$39.39 KES5,092.69	+347.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$543.66 RON2,623.15	$428.53 KES55,400.11	-21.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$384.66 RON1,856.01	$166.44 KES21,516.78	-56.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.84 RON554.11	$22.39 KES2,894.90	-80.5%
Average			+47.2%

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pay 14.0% less for childcare

	Brasov	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$403.19 RON1,945.40	$166.67 KES21,547.71	-58.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,126.45 RON29,560.10	$8,008.06 KES1,035,281.58	+30.7%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Brasov	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 RON12.48	$2.31 KES298.90	-10.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.97 RON14.31	$2.24 KES289.70	-24.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.39 RON25.99	$3.08 KES398.53	-42.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.53 RON248.65	$44.12 KES5,703.45	-14.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.62 RON41.59	$6.17 KES797.06	-28.5%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 41.2% less for clothing

	Brasov	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.97 RON260.40	$16.84 KES2,177.44	-68.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.57 RON195.73	$22.95 KES2,966.83	-43.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.28 RON377.68	$61.84 KES7,994.32	-21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.81 RON370.61	$52.50 KES6,787.42	-31.6%
Average			-41.2%

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