Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 43.0% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Kenya instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 34.8% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,729
|
$3.08
KES403.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,430
|
$5.77
KES756.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,882
|
$0.60
KES79.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩998
|
$0.48
KES62.32
|
|
pay 62.1% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,886
|
$0.50
KES65.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,152
|
$4.28
KES560.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,553
|
$2.86
KES374.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,350
|
$1.62
KES212.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,834
|
$2.32
KES303.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,742
|
$1.01
KES132.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,882
|
$0.42
KES54.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,372
|
$0.60
KES78.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,750
|
$0.33
KES43.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,288
|
$0.29
KES38.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,489
|
$0.38
KES49.64
|
|
pay 11.3% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,198
|
$5.64
KES738.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩65,301
|
$33.59
KES4,400.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩37,756,063
|
$16,982.90
KES2,224,759.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩11,918
|
$8.89
KES1,165.20
|
|
pay 28.3% less for housing
South Korea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩27,462
|
$39.22
KES5,138.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩571,118
|
$184.65
KES24,189.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩447,700
|
$112.87
KES14,785.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩175,971
|
$20.03
KES2,624.08
|
|
pay 68.0% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩523,473
|
$120.67
KES15,807.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩25,588,679
|
$6,188.65
KES810,712.70
|
|
pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩3,962
|
$1.94
KES254.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,676
|
$2.12
KES278.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,515
|
$2.66
KES348.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩66,298
|
$30.22
KES3,959.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,306
|
$5.77
KES756.52
|
|
pay 62.5% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩84,831
|
$13.35
KES1,749.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩58,708
|
$20.55
KES2,692.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩97,813
|
$30.06
KES3,937.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩133,835
|
$39.30
KES5,148.61
|
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