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Nairobi vs. Irbil Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 4.4% more expensive than Irbil.

Restaurants: pay 23.3% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 30.5% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 21.4% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 24.1% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 37.0% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.5% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 46.8% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Irbil Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.3% more for restaurants

	Irbil	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.59 IQD9,985	$3.85 KES498.74	-49.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.43 IQD13,730	$6.17 KES797.98	-40.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 IQD666	$0.66 KES85.77	+30.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.21 IQD278	$0.53 KES68.92	+152.4%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 30.5% more for groceries

	Irbil	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 IQD1,114	$0.56 KES72.23	-34.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.97 IQD5,219	$5.59 KES723.49	+40.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.18 IQD6,820	$3.35 KES433.79	-35.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 IQD2,466	$1.70 KES220.38	-9.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 IQD2,577	$2.71 KES350.70	+38.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 IQD721	$1.26 KES163.56	+130.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 IQD696	$0.50 KES64.67	-5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 IQD662	$0.87 KES113.09	+73.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 IQD478	$0.46 KES59.16	+25.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 IQD426	$0.48 KES62.45	+49.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 IQD457	$0.56 KES72.00	+60.3%
Average			+30.5%

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pay 21.4% more for transportation

	Irbil	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.72 IQD3,578	$6.17 KES799.16	+127.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.57 IQD45,492	$30.83 KES3,989.92	-10.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,486.10 IQD24,323,150	$19,266.80 KES2,493,702.01	+4.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.21 IQD27,911	$13.87 KES1,795.47	-34.6%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 24.1% less for housing

	Irbil	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.12 IQD39,633	$39.39 KES5,098.60	+30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.34 IQD625,426	$428.53 KES55,464.39	-9.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$320.04 IQD421,096	$166.44 KES21,541.75	-48.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.26 IQD96,386	$22.39 KES2,898.26	-69.4%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 37.0% more for childcare

	Irbil	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.05 IQD377,686	$166.67 KES21,572.71	-41.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,710.31 IQD4,881,859	$8,008.06 KES1,036,482.78	+115.8%
Average			+37.0%

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pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Irbil	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.90 IQD2,496	$2.31 KES299.24	+21.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 IQD3,668	$2.24 KES290.04	-19.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 IQD3,495	$3.08 KES398.99	+16.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.53 IQD86,219	$44.12 KES5,710.07	-32.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 IQD13,158	$6.17 KES797.98	-38.3%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 46.8% less for clothing

	Irbil	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.12 IQD52,782	$16.84 KES2,179.97	-58.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.13 IQD56,749	$22.95 KES2,970.28	-46.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.73 IQD131,219	$61.84 KES8,003.60	-38.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.38 IQD124,176	$52.50 KES6,795.30	-44.4%
Average			-46.8%

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