Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 3.3 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES404.55
|
$17.24
€16.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES758.35
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES79.33
|
$2.79
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES62.50
|
$2.42
€2.24
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES66.10
|
$2.22
€2.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES562.45
|
$6.64
€6.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES375.95
|
$4.35
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES213.03
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES304.43
|
$4.78
€4.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES132.75
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.55
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES79.19
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.81
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES38.33
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES49.78
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 77.9% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES740.79
|
$7.06
€6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,413.17
|
$50.71
€47.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,231,224.78
|
$26,786.12
€24,850.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,168.59
|
$24.68
€22.89
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,153.20
|
$50.54
€46.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES24,260.10
|
$808.25
€749.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,828.63
|
$687.98
€638.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,631.70
|
$168.59
€156.41
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Kenya
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,853.74
|
$588.37
€545.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES813,068.55
|
$15,983.72
€14,828.90
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES255.39
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES279.03
|
$3.44
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES349.85
|
$8.49
€7.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,970.88
|
$33.63
€31.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES758.72
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,754.13
|
$92.98
€86.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,700.48
|
$41.35
€38.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,949.14
|
$87.07
€80.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,163.57
|
$130.15
€120.75
|
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