Cost of living comparison

Debrecen, Hungary

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Nairobi vs. Debrecen Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 2.7% cheaper than Debrecen.

Restaurants: pay 25.7% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 0.7% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 11.9% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 11.6% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 18.8% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.3% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 20.9% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Debrecen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.7% less for restaurants

	Debrecen	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.21 HUF3,382.94	$3.85 KES497.08	-58.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.37 HUF2,706.35	$6.17 KES795.33	-16.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 HUF305.67	$0.66 KES85.49	-20.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 HUF212.64	$0.53 KES68.69	-8.0%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 0.7% more for groceries

	Debrecen	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 HUF465.03	$0.56 KES72.00	-55.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.97 HUF1,826.79	$5.59 KES721.09	+12.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.91 HUF1,437.91	$3.35 KES432.35	-14.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.71 HUF996.05	$1.70 KES219.65	-37.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 HUF819.14	$2.71 KES349.53	+21.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 HUF197.29	$1.26 KES163.02	+135.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 HUF279.46	$0.50 KES64.45	-34.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 HUF299.05	$0.87 KES112.71	+7.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 HUF448.12	$0.46 KES58.97	-62.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 HUF150.96	$0.48 KES62.24	+17.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 HUF172.57	$0.56 KES71.76	+18.4%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 11.9% more for transportation

	Debrecen	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.10 HUF2,240.15	$6.17 KES796.50	+1.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.73 HUF7,249.16	$30.83 KES3,976.67	+56.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,042.06 HUF9,568,893.72	$19,266.80 KES2,485,417.29	-26.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.97 HUF4,397.82	$13.87 KES1,789.50	+15.9%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 11.6% more for housing

	Debrecen	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.07 HUF5,170.10	$39.39 KES5,081.66	+180.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$442.80 HUF162,703.41	$428.53 KES55,280.12	-3.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.38 HUF132,418.02	$166.44 KES21,470.18	-53.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$96.13 HUF35,321.72	$22.39 KES2,888.63	-76.7%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 18.8% less for childcare

	Debrecen	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$245.51 HUF90,211.79	$166.67 KES21,501.04	-32.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,472.54 HUF3,113,151.92	$8,008.06 KES1,033,039.32	-5.5%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 22.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Debrecen	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.18 HUF434.95	$2.31 KES298.25	+95.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.41 HUF518.42	$2.24 KES289.07	+58.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.52 HUF2,029.77	$3.08 KES397.67	-44.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.60 HUF14,552.02	$44.12 KES5,691.10	+11.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.84 HUF2,513.04	$6.17 KES795.33	-9.9%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 20.9% less for clothing

	Debrecen	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.57 HUF19,316.28	$16.84 KES2,172.73	-68.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.33 HUF6,733.67	$22.95 KES2,960.41	+25.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.15 HUF22,834.86	$61.84 KES7,977.01	-0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.68 HUF32,218.50	$52.50 KES6,772.72	-40.1%
Average			-20.9%

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