Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 19.9% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 45.9% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD718
|
$3.08
KES403.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD766
|
$5.77
KES756.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD149
|
$0.60
KES79.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD112
|
$0.48
KES62.32
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
Serbia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
$0.50
KES65.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD352
|
$4.28
KES560.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD493
|
$2.86
KES374.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD242
|
$1.62
KES212.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD298
|
$2.32
KES303.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$1.01
KES132.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD77
|
$0.42
KES54.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD73
|
$0.60
KES78.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD85
|
$0.33
KES43.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD41
|
$0.29
KES38.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD37
|
$0.38
KES49.64
|
|
pay 2.5% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD685
|
$5.64
KES738.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,867
|
$33.59
KES4,400.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,873,623
|
$16,982.90
KES2,224,759.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD730
|
$8.89
KES1,165.20
|
|
pay 21.0% less for housing
Serbia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,348
|
$39.22
KES5,138.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,148
|
$184.65
KES24,189.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,428
|
$112.87
KES14,785.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD11,971
|
$20.03
KES2,624.08
|
|
pay 20.2% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD23,693
|
$120.67
KES15,807.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD635,881
|
$6,188.65
KES810,712.70
|
|
pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD211
|
$1.94
KES254.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD166
|
$2.12
KES278.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD387
|
$2.66
KES348.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,590
|
$30.22
KES3,959.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD486
|
$5.77
KES756.52
|
|
pay 61.2% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,878
|
$13.35
KES1,749.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,768
|
$20.55
KES2,692.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,484
|
$30.06
KES3,937.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,233
|
$39.30
KES5,148.61
|
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