Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 29.3% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 15.6% less for restaurants
Somalia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$3.01
KES395.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$3.91
KES513.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.49
KES64.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.45
KES59.08
|
|
pay 30.6% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$0.43
KES56.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$3.28
KES431.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$2.60
KES341.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$1.43
KES187.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$2.25
KES295.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$0.58
KES75.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.44
KES58.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$0.65
KES84.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.37
KES48.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.26
KES34.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.33
KES43.05
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
Somalia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$3.88
KES510.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$32.60
KES4,282.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$9,571.02
KES1,257,446.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$9.76
KES1,282.82
|
|
pay 25.1% less for housing
Somalia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$31.67
KES4,160.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$146.91
KES19,300.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$108.62
KES14,269.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$16.25
KES2,134.79
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$127.01
KES16,686.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$5,225.46
KES686,524.08
|
|
pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$1.77
KES232.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$1.34
KES176.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$1.76
KES231.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$32.78
KES4,306.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$4.82
KES632.82
|
|
pay 16.0% less for clothing
Somalia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$11.94
KES1,568.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$19.76
KES2,596.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$25.82
KES3,392.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$26.69
KES3,506.93
|
|
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