Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 41.7% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€7.94
|
$3.01
KES395.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
$3.91
KES513.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.79
|
$0.49
KES64.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.28
|
$0.45
KES59.08
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
Montenegro
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.43
KES56.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$3.28
KES431.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$2.60
KES341.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.55
|
$1.43
KES187.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.71
|
$2.25
KES295.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.58
KES75.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.44
KES58.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.65
KES84.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.37
KES48.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.26
KES34.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.33
KES43.05
|
|
pay 18.2% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.73
|
$3.88
KES510.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.33
|
$32.60
KES4,282.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,638.88
|
$9,571.02
KES1,257,446.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.54
|
$9.76
KES1,282.82
|
|
pay 51.3% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.17
|
$31.67
KES4,160.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€471.89
|
$146.91
KES19,300.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€336.71
|
$108.62
KES14,269.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
$16.25
KES2,134.79
|
|
pay 46.5% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€225.32
|
$127.01
KES16,686.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,874.13
|
$5,225.46
KES686,524.08
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.37
|
$1.77
KES232.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.58
|
$1.34
KES176.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
$1.76
KES231.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.17
|
$32.78
KES4,306.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.62
|
$4.82
KES632.82
|
|
pay 66.2% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.26
|
$11.94
KES1,568.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.46
|
$19.76
KES2,596.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€80.50
|
$25.82
KES3,392.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€113.33
|
$26.69
KES3,506.93
|
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