Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 4.0 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES399.73
|
$17.09
£13.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES518.99
|
$7.46
£5.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES65.13
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.73
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 92.0% more for groceries
Kenya
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES57.35
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES435.92
|
$3.60
£2.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES345.73
|
$4.68
£3.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES189.47
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES299.13
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES76.70
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.79
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES85.80
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.98
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.78
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.52
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Kenya
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES515.63
|
$7.31
£5.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,329.41
|
$91.63
£73.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,271,246.94
|
$25,486.21
£20,408.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,296.90
|
$16.30
£13.05
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
Kenya
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,206.38
|
$37.72
£30.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,512.37
|
$1,053.04
£843.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,426.53
|
$836.18
£669.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,158.22
|
$183.29
£146.77
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Kenya
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,869.77
|
$1,186.33
£949.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES694,058.44
|
$16,551.73
£13,254.11
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES235.20
|
$4.95
£3.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES178.46
|
$3.59
£2.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES234.17
|
$14.82
£11.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,353.42
|
$41.78
£33.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES639.76
|
$11.97
£9.59
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,585.58
|
$73.74
£59.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,624.61
|
$38.00
£30.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,429.72
|
$79.51
£63.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,545.42
|
$80.83
£64.73
|
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