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Nairobi vs. Monza Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 43.8% cheaper than Monza.

Restaurants: pay 65.9% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 40.7% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 27.3% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 42.5% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 57.8% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 52.5% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Monza Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.9% less for restaurants

	Monza	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.36 €19.86	$3.85 KES498.74	-81.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €10.45	$6.17 KES797.98	-42.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.02 €2.94	$0.66 KES85.77	-78.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 €1.37	$0.53 KES68.92	-62.1%
Average			-65.9%

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pay 40.7% less for groceries

	Monza	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.72 €2.65	$0.56 KES72.23	-79.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.20 €7.02	$5.59 KES723.49	-22.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.45 €6.29	$3.35 KES433.79	-48.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 €2.86	$1.70 KES220.38	-42.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.86 €4.74	$2.71 KES350.70	-44.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.14	$1.26 KES163.56	+7.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.90	$0.50 KES64.67	-45.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.34 €1.30	$0.87 KES113.09	-34.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 €1.62	$0.46 KES59.16	-72.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.87	$0.48 KES62.45	-45.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 €0.69	$0.56 KES72.00	-21.1%
Average			-40.7%

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pay 27.3% less for transportation

	Monza	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.17 €6.99	$6.17 KES799.16	-13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.59 €52.26	$30.83 KES3,989.92	-42.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,473.49 €28,742.01	$19,266.80 KES2,493,702.01	-34.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.93 €16.51	$13.87 KES1,795.47	-18.1%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 42.5% less for housing

	Monza	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.65 €26.97	$39.39 KES5,098.60	+42.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$911.00 €888.39	$428.53 KES55,464.39	-53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.78 €661.94	$166.44 KES21,541.75	-75.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$141.72 €138.20	$22.39 KES2,898.26	-84.2%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 57.8% less for childcare

	Monza	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$750.23 €731.61	$166.67 KES21,572.71	-77.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,861.16 €12,541.97	$8,008.06 KES1,036,482.78	-37.7%
Average			-57.8%

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pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Monza	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.23	$2.31 KES299.24	-56.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.76 €1.71	$2.24 KES290.04	+27.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €6.27	$3.08 KES398.99	-52.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.15 €34.28	$44.12 KES5,710.07	+25.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €10.45	$6.17 KES797.98	-42.5%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 52.5% less for clothing

	Monza	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.17 €80.13	$16.84 KES2,179.97	-79.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.83 €33.97	$22.95 KES2,970.28	-34.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.71 €100.16	$61.84 KES8,003.60	-39.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.47 €118.45	$52.50 KES6,795.30	-56.8%
Average			-52.5%

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