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Romania vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 51.2% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Romania
Groceries: pay 15.4% more in Romania
Transportation: pay 16.2% less in Romania
Housing: pay 86.5% more in Romania
Childcare: pay 61.0% more in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.5% more in Romania
Clothing: pay 90.2% more in Romania

The cost of restaurants, clothing, housing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Romania are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, restaurants, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Romania.

Romania vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 KES498.16	$8.56 RON41.30	+122.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES797.06	$6.33 RON30.53	+2.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KES85.67	$1.72 RON8.28	+158.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KES68.84	$1.43 RON6.89	+168.2%
Average			+113.0%

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pay 15.4% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 KES72.15	$1.08 RON5.20	+92.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 KES722.65	$3.79 RON18.29	-32.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 KES433.29	$5.46 RON26.34	+62.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 KES220.13	$2.83 RON13.65	+66.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 KES350.29	$2.70 RON13.03	-0.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 KES163.37	$0.47 RON2.28	-62.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KES64.59	$0.66 RON3.17	+31.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 KES112.96	$0.65 RON3.12	-26.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.09	$0.85 RON4.10	+85.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 KES62.38	$0.38 RON1.82	-22.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KES71.92	$0.41 RON1.98	-26.4%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 16.2% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 KES798.23	$5.64 RON27.24	-8.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.83 KES3,985.30	$20.73 RON100.02	-32.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,266.80 KES2,490,811.99	$25,159.13 RON121,392.80	+30.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.87 KES1,793.38	$6.39 RON30.86	-53.9%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 86.5% more for housing

	Nairobi	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.39 KES5,092.69	$8.45 RON40.76	-78.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.53 KES55,400.11	$363.94 RON1,756.01	-15.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.44 KES21,516.78	$266.85 RON1,287.56	+60.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.39 KES2,894.90	$107.36 RON518.04	+379.5%
Average			+86.5%

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pay 61.0% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.67 KES21,547.71	$405.62 RON1,957.10	+143.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,008.06 KES1,035,281.58	$6,284.14 RON30,320.96	-21.5%
Average			+61.0%

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pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES298.90	$2.01 RON9.72	-12.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 KES289.70	$2.20 RON10.63	-1.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 KES398.53	$5.30 RON25.57	+71.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.12 KES5,703.45	$37.40 RON180.46	-15.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.17 KES797.06	$6.19 RON29.86	+0.4%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 90.2% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.84 KES2,177.44	$57.67 RON278.26	+242.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.95 KES2,966.83	$34.90 RON168.39	+52.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.84 KES7,994.32	$69.76 RON336.58	+12.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 KES6,787.42	$80.53 RON388.56	+53.4%
Average			+90.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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