Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 63.5% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Canada, you would:
pay 69.6% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
$3.01
KES395.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$3.91
KES513.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$0.49
KES64.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$0.45
KES59.08
|
|
pay 61.5% less for groceries
Canada
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$0.43
KES56.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$3.28
KES431.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
$2.60
KES341.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$1.43
KES187.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$2.25
KES295.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$0.58
KES75.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.44
KES58.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$0.65
KES84.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$0.37
KES48.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$0.26
KES34.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$0.33
KES43.05
|
|
pay 41.8% less for transportation
Canada
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
$3.88
KES510.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.30
|
$32.60
KES4,282.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,863.83
|
$9,571.02
KES1,257,446.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.22
|
$9.76
KES1,282.82
|
|
pay 77.7% less for housing
Canada
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.59
|
$31.67
KES4,160.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.08
|
$146.91
KES19,300.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,303.16
|
$108.62
KES14,269.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.50
|
$16.25
KES2,134.79
|
|
pay 71.8% less for childcare
Canada
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.67
|
$127.01
KES16,686.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,187.04
|
$5,225.46
KES686,524.08
|
|
pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$1.77
KES232.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$1.34
KES176.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
$1.76
KES231.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.48
|
$32.78
KES4,306.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
$4.82
KES632.82
|
|
pay 65.5% less for clothing
Canada
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.21
|
$11.94
KES1,568.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
$19.76
KES2,596.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.72
|
$25.82
KES3,392.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.81
|
$26.69
KES3,506.93
|
|
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