Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 4.1 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES404.55
|
$20.22
€18.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES758.35
|
$11.79
€10.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES79.33
|
$3.13
€2.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES62.50
|
$2.80
€2.60
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES66.10
|
$2.92
€2.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES562.45
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES375.95
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES213.03
|
$3.89
€3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES304.43
|
$5.51
€5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES132.75
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.55
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES79.19
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.81
|
$1.92
€1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES38.33
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES49.78
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Kenya
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES740.79
|
$6.00
€5.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,413.17
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,231,224.78
|
$27,590.69
€25,597.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,168.59
|
$29.95
€27.78
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,153.20
|
$49.80
€46.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES24,260.10
|
$1,699.58
€1,576.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,828.63
|
$1,475.67
€1,369.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,631.70
|
$164.91
€152.99
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Kenya
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,853.74
|
$1,178.26
€1,093.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES813,068.55
|
$17,310.77
€16,060.07
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES255.39
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES279.03
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES349.85
|
$5.97
€5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,970.88
|
$44.65
€41.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES758.72
|
$12.72
€11.80
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,754.13
|
$61.55
€57.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,700.48
|
$31.61
€29.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,949.14
|
$86.38
€80.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,163.57
|
$96.33
€89.37
|
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