Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 62.9% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 76.9% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Kenya
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.11
|
$3.01
KES397.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.45
|
$3.91
KES516.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.46
|
$0.49
KES64.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$0.45
KES59.42
|
|
pay 50.8% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
$0.43
KES57.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.22
|
$3.28
KES433.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.49
|
$2.60
KES343.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
$1.43
KES188.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.19
|
$2.25
KES297.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.58
KES76.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.44
KES58.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.65
KES85.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.37
KES48.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.26
KES34.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.33
KES43.29
|
|
pay 51.0% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.05
|
$3.88
KES512.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.35
|
$32.60
KES4,306.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,002.93
|
$9,571.02
KES1,264,616.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.12
|
$9.76
KES1,290.14
|
|
pay 73.7% less for housing
Belgium
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€48.79
|
$31.67
KES4,184.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€754.76
|
$146.91
KES19,410.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€629.26
|
$108.62
KES14,351.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€137.26
|
$16.25
KES2,146.96
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€415.05
|
$127.01
KES16,781.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,815.09
|
$5,225.46
KES690,438.33
|
|
pay 50.1% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.07
|
$1.77
KES233.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.00
|
$1.34
KES177.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
$1.76
KES232.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.50
|
$32.78
KES4,330.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.57
|
$4.82
KES636.43
|
|
pay 71.2% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.48
|
$11.94
KES1,577.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
$19.76
KES2,610.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€82.83
|
$25.82
KES3,411.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€110.86
|
$26.69
KES3,526.93
|
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