Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 3.9% cheaper than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.87
KZT3,923.11
|
$3.08
KES403.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
KZT2,998.16
|
$5.77
KES756.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KZT367.16
|
$0.60
KES79.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KZT230.89
|
$0.48
KES62.32
|
|
pay 5.2% less for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
KZT205.32
|
$0.50
KES65.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
KZT2,036.92
|
$4.28
KES560.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
KZT1,853.21
|
$2.86
KES374.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
KZT720.74
|
$1.62
KES212.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
KZT1,068.72
|
$2.32
KES303.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
KZT282.02
|
$1.01
KES132.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT428.35
|
$0.42
KES54.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
KZT450.62
|
$0.60
KES78.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT427.89
|
$0.33
KES43.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT104.76
|
$0.29
KES38.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT104.84
|
$0.38
KES49.64
|
|
pay 83.2% more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.05
KZT908.49
|
$5.64
KES738.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.36
KZT6,353.07
|
$33.59
KES4,400.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,632.91
KZT10,010,785.59
|
$16,982.90
KES2,224,759.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.95
KZT2,632.17
|
$8.89
KES1,165.20
|
|
pay 6.5% more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.46
KZT5,953.85
|
$39.22
KES5,138.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$431.95
KZT191,056.57
|
$184.65
KES24,189.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.20
KZT119,953.00
|
$112.87
KES14,785.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.97
KZT17,680.80
|
$20.03
KES2,624.08
|
|
pay 33.2% less for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.97
KZT100,390.46
|
$120.67
KES15,807.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,697.85
KZT3,404,841.92
|
$6,188.65
KES810,712.70
|
|
pay 15.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
KZT572.53
|
$1.94
KES254.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KZT941.50
|
$2.12
KES278.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
KZT842.90
|
$2.66
KES348.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.51
KZT17,915.95
|
$30.22
KES3,959.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
KZT2,253.66
|
$5.77
KES756.52
|
|
pay 64.7% less for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
KZT26,882.23
|
$13.35
KES1,749.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
KZT20,322.82
|
$20.55
KES2,692.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.70
KZT42,331.16
|
$30.06
KES3,937.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.85
KZT40,184.69
|
$39.30
KES5,148.61
|
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