Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 3.5% cheaper than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 31.0% less for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
BAM9.66
|
$3.08
KES403.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.62
BAM8.34
|
$5.77
KES756.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BAM2.58
|
$0.60
KES79.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
BAM1.67
|
$0.48
KES62.32
|
|
pay 12.4% less for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
BAM1.63
|
$0.50
KES65.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
BAM6.68
|
$4.28
KES560.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
BAM7.62
|
$2.86
KES374.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BAM4.12
|
$1.62
KES212.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
BAM5.49
|
$2.32
KES303.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$1.01
KES132.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$0.42
KES54.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.18
|
$0.60
KES78.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
$0.33
KES43.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BAM0.65
|
$0.29
KES38.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BAM0.70
|
$0.38
KES49.64
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
BAM9.77
|
$5.64
KES738.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.45
BAM58.56
|
$33.59
KES4,400.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,179.19
BAM41,823.21
|
$16,982.90
KES2,224,759.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.57
BAM11.86
|
$8.89
KES1,165.20
|
|
pay 15.4% less for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.07
BAM43.43
|
$39.22
KES5,138.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$213.13
BAM384.56
|
$184.65
KES24,189.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.46
BAM285.92
|
$112.87
KES14,785.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.76
BAM203.46
|
$20.03
KES2,624.08
|
|
pay 57.7% more for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.52
BAM271.59
|
$120.67
KES15,807.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,631.11
BAM4,747.42
|
$6,188.65
KES810,712.70
|
|
pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
BAM2.82
|
$1.94
KES254.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.28
BAM2.31
|
$2.12
KES278.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
BAM6.00
|
$2.66
KES348.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.30
BAM43.84
|
$30.22
KES3,959.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.03
BAM7.28
|
$5.77
KES756.52
|
|
pay 55.3% less for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.85
BAM109.80
|
$13.35
KES1,749.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.86
BAM50.27
|
$20.55
KES2,692.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.64
BAM138.29
|
$30.06
KES3,937.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.02
BAM162.43
|
$39.30
KES5,148.61
|
|
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