Cost of living comparison

Piatra Neamt, Romania

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Piatra Neamt Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 18.3% more expensive than Piatra Neamt.

Restaurants: pay 49.3% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 43.6% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 45.8% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 4.0% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 31.8% less in Nairobi

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, and childcare in Nairobi are more expensive than in Piatra Neamt. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nairobi. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Piatra Neamt Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Piatra Neamt, you would:

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pay 49.3% less for restaurants

	Piatra Neamt	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.70 RON41.64	$3.85 KES497.70	-60.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.57 RON28.23	$6.17 KES796.32	-6.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 RON7.40	$0.66 KES85.59	-61.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 RON7.40	$0.53 KES68.77	-69.1%
Average			-49.3%

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pay 43.6% more for groceries

	Piatra Neamt	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 RON3.24	$0.56 KES72.08	-26.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.19 RON5.09	$5.59 KES721.98	+371.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.65 RON24.28	$3.35 KES432.89	-40.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 RON13.08	$1.70 KES219.92	-44.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.15 RON9.23	$2.71 KES349.97	+26.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 RON1.96	$1.26 KES163.22	+177.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 RON2.94	$0.50 KES64.53	-27.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RON2.97	$0.87 KES112.85	+26.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 RON3.92	$0.46 KES59.04	-49.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 RON1.68	$0.48 KES62.32	+23.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 RON1.68	$0.56 KES71.85	+42.3%
Average			+43.6%

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pay 45.8% more for transportation

	Piatra Neamt	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 RON24.16	$6.17 KES797.49	+9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.86 RON111.05	$30.83 KES3,981.60	+19.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,009.16 RON111,706.73	$19,266.80 KES2,488,499.97	-25.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.96 RON21.28	$13.87 KES1,791.72	+179.9%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Piatra Neamt	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.11 RON26.22	$39.39 KES5,087.96	+545.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$323.21 RON1,388.14	$428.53 KES55,348.69	+32.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$193.92 RON832.88	$166.44 KES21,496.81	-14.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.84 RON493.25	$22.39 KES2,892.21	-80.5%
Average			+120.8%

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pay 4.0% more for childcare

	Piatra Neamt	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$215.47 RON925.43	$166.67 KES21,527.71	-22.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,126.85 RON26,314.21	$8,008.06 KES1,034,320.61	+30.7%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Piatra Neamt	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 RON11.11	$2.31 KES298.62	-10.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 RON12.49	$2.24 KES289.43	-23.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.39 RON23.14	$3.08 KES398.16	-42.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.01 RON120.31	$44.12 KES5,698.16	+57.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.46 RON27.76	$6.17 KES796.32	-4.6%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 31.8% less for clothing

	Piatra Neamt	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.97 RON231.79	$16.84 KES2,175.42	-68.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.40 RON143.44	$22.95 KES2,964.08	-31.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.25 RON254.49	$61.84 KES7,986.90	+4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.81 RON329.90	$52.50 KES6,781.12	-31.6%
Average			-31.8%

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