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Nairobi vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 9.5% cheaper than Centurion (Verwoerdburg).

Restaurants: pay 23.9% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 4.5% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 5.5% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 5.4% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 19.1% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 44.7% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Centurion (Verwoerdburg), you would:

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pay 23.9% less for restaurants

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.22 ZAR191.31	$3.85 KES498.16	-62.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.68 ZAR87.63	$6.17 KES797.06	+31.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 ZAR18.87	$0.66 KES85.67	-34.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 ZAR14.36	$0.53 KES68.84	-30.6%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 4.5% less for groceries

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 ZAR20.03	$0.56 KES72.15	-47.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 ZAR79.08	$5.59 KES722.65	+32.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 ZAR82.47	$3.35 KES433.29	-24.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.42 ZAR45.35	$1.70 KES220.13	-29.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 ZAR39.44	$2.71 KES350.29	+28.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 ZAR12.92	$1.26 KES163.37	+83.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 ZAR13.01	$0.50 KES64.59	-28.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR13.57	$0.87 KES112.96	+20.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR13.96	$0.46 KES59.09	-38.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZAR11.97	$0.48 KES62.38	-24.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 ZAR13.18	$0.56 KES71.92	-21.0%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 5.5% less for transportation

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 ZAR93.59	$6.17 KES798.23	+23.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.88 ZAR1,700.54	$30.83 KES3,985.30	-66.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,663.17 ZAR424,073.29	$19,266.80 KES2,490,811.99	-15.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.22 ZAR191.31	$13.87 KES1,793.38	+35.7%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 5.4% less for housing

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.17 ZAR863.95	$39.39 KES5,092.69	-14.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$198.80 ZAR3,719.94	$428.53 KES55,400.11	+115.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$331.33 ZAR6,199.90	$166.44 KES21,516.78	-49.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.06 ZAR1,535.47	$22.39 KES2,894.90	-72.7%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 19.1% more for childcare

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$233.11 ZAR4,361.90	$166.67 KES21,547.71	-28.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,800.41 ZAR89,825.19	$8,008.06 KES1,035,281.58	+66.8%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.27 ZAR42.51	$2.31 KES298.90	+1.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 ZAR37.34	$2.24 KES289.70	+12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.12 ZAR58.46	$3.08 KES398.53	-1.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.72 ZAR836.72	$44.12 KES5,703.45	-1.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.53 ZAR140.83	$6.17 KES797.06	-18.1%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 44.7% less for clothing

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.09 ZAR918.51	$16.84 KES2,177.44	-65.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.65 ZAR648.33	$22.95 KES2,966.83	-33.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.71 ZAR1,716.04	$61.84 KES7,994.32	-32.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.31 ZAR1,839.53	$52.50 KES6,787.42	-46.6%
Average			-44.7%

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Nairobi - Cost of clothing

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