Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 7.2% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 8.8% less for restaurants
Colombia
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
COP10,566.09
|
$3.01
KES398.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
COP20,511.01
|
$3.91
KES517.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,346.81
|
$0.49
KES64.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
COP1,789.21
|
$0.45
KES59.60
|
|
pay 12.5% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
COP3,403.98
|
$0.43
KES57.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
COP6,279.91
|
$3.28
KES434.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
COP12,778.97
|
$2.60
KES344.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
COP6,438.24
|
$1.43
KES189.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
COP6,065.93
|
$2.25
KES298.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
COP3,242.33
|
$0.58
KES76.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
COP1,145.42
|
$0.44
KES58.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
COP1,433.50
|
$0.65
KES85.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,545.84
|
$0.37
KES48.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
COP1,185.09
|
$0.26
KES34.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
COP1,304.23
|
$0.33
KES43.43
|
|
pay 20.2% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
COP7,941.18
|
$3.88
KES514.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
COP92,123.23
|
$32.60
KES4,319.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
COP57,028,221.89
|
$9,571.02
KES1,268,460.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
COP44,005.36
|
$9.76
KES1,294.06
|
|
pay 21.2% less for housing
Colombia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
COP83,385.50
|
$31.67
KES4,197.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
COP813,679.67
|
$146.91
KES19,469.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
COP687,332.76
|
$108.62
KES14,394.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
COP181,953.53
|
$16.25
KES2,153.49
|
|
pay 47.8% more for childcare
Colombia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
COP407,035.10
|
$127.01
KES16,832.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
COP11,719,838.85
|
$5,225.46
KES692,537.03
|
|
pay 49.2% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
COP3,494.80
|
$1.77
KES234.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
COP4,703.26
|
$1.34
KES178.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
COP7,401.10
|
$1.76
KES233.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
COP71,552.35
|
$32.78
KES4,343.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
COP11,365.17
|
$4.82
KES638.36
|
|
pay 49.1% less for clothing
Colombia
|
Kenya
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
COP157,991.35
|
$11.94
KES1,582.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
COP106,599.00
|
$19.76
KES2,618.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
COP235,231.29
|
$25.82
KES3,422.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
COP176,173.49
|
$26.69
KES3,537.65
|
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