Cost of living comparison

Ramat Gan, Israel

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Ramat Gan Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 53.5% cheaper than Ramat Gan.

Restaurants: pay 74.2% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 42.8% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 26.1% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 50.0% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 65.0% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.0% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 65.3% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Ramat Gan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Ramat Gan, you would:

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pay 74.2% less for restaurants

	Ramat Gan	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.33 ₪69.56	$3.85 KES499.01	-80.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.73 ₪56.61	$6.17 KES798.42	-60.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.05 ₪10.97	$0.66 KES85.82	-78.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.40 ₪8.64	$0.53 KES68.95	-77.8%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 42.8% less for groceries

	Ramat Gan	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.60 ₪9.35	$0.56 KES72.27	-78.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 ₪33.39	$5.59 KES723.88	-39.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.85 ₪24.66	$3.35 KES434.03	-51.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 ₪13.58	$1.70 KES220.50	-54.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ₪16.53	$2.71 KES350.89	-41.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 ₪6.35	$1.26 KES163.65	-28.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 ₪3.64	$0.50 KES64.70	-50.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ₪3.55	$0.87 KES113.15	-11.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 ₪3.55	$0.46 KES59.19	-53.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 ₪3.24	$0.48 KES62.48	-46.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 ₪2.34	$0.56 KES72.04	-14.6%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 26.1% less for transportation

	Ramat Gan	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.21 ₪25.95	$6.17 KES799.59	-14.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.33 ₪242.28	$30.83 KES3,992.08	-54.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,813.84 ₪136,072.65	$19,266.80 KES2,495,050.69	-49.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.25 ₪44.08	$13.87 KES1,796.44	+13.2%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 50.0% less for housing

	Ramat Gan	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.89 ₪100.37	$39.39 KES5,101.35	+41.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,353.22 ₪4,869.54	$428.53 KES55,494.39	-68.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,199.90 ₪4,317.82	$166.44 KES21,553.40	-86.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$172.35 ₪620.20	$22.39 KES2,899.83	-87.0%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 65.0% less for childcare

	Ramat Gan	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,055.38 ₪3,797.76	$166.67 KES21,584.38	-84.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,798.74 ₪53,253.08	$8,008.06 KES1,037,043.35	-45.9%
Average			-65.0%

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pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Ramat Gan	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00 ₪28.79	$2.31 KES299.41	-71.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12 ₪14.82	$2.24 KES290.20	-45.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.60 ₪34.54	$3.08 KES399.21	-67.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.53 ₪203.42	$44.12 KES5,713.16	-22.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 ₪43.18	$6.17 KES798.42	-48.6%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 65.3% less for clothing

	Ramat Gan	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.07 ₪295.34	$16.84 KES2,181.15	-79.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.66 ₪211.09	$22.95 KES2,971.88	-60.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$131.10 ₪471.76	$61.84 KES8,007.92	-52.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.32 ₪587.70	$52.50 KES6,798.97	-67.9%
Average			-65.3%

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