Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 78.0% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 85.5% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.06
CHF23.63
|
$3.01
KES395.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
$3.91
KES513.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.36
CHF3.95
|
$0.49
KES64.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.85
CHF3.49
|
$0.45
KES59.08
|
|
pay 73.3% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Kenya
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.93
|
$0.43
KES56.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.05
CHF12.73
|
$3.28
KES431.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
CHF6.10
|
$2.60
KES341.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.47
CHF5.87
|
$1.43
KES187.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.61
CHF10.52
|
$2.25
KES295.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
CHF1.74
|
$0.58
KES75.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
$0.44
KES58.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
$0.65
KES84.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
CHF1.81
|
$0.37
KES48.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
$0.26
KES34.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
$0.33
KES43.05
|
|
pay 66.5% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Kenya
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.13
|
$3.88
KES510.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.99
CHF92.45
|
$32.60
KES4,282.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,369.68
CHF31,156.11
|
$9,571.02
KES1,257,446.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.48
CHF35.79
|
$9.76
KES1,282.82
|
|
pay 79.6% less for housing
Switzerland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.09
CHF52.66
|
$31.67
KES4,160.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,527.18
CHF1,384.39
|
$146.91
KES19,300.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,267.40
CHF1,148.90
|
$108.62
KES14,269.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.90
CHF165.80
|
$16.25
KES2,134.79
|
|
pay 88.0% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,253.56
CHF2,042.86
|
$127.01
KES16,686.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,390.10
CHF25,735.63
|
$5,225.46
KES686,524.08
|
|
pay 73.6% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Kenya
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.80
CHF6.17
|
$1.77
KES232.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
CHF4.57
|
$1.34
KES176.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
CHF8.65
|
$1.76
KES231.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.43
CHF80.16
|
$32.78
KES4,306.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.14
CHF18.26
|
$4.82
KES632.82
|
|
pay 79.7% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Kenya
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.16
CHF100.76
|
$11.94
KES1,568.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.12
CHF50.88
|
$19.76
KES2,596.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.83
CHF119.50
|
$25.82
KES3,392.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.76
CHF154.80
|
$26.69
KES3,506.93
|
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