Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 53.2% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Kenya instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 41.0% less for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$3.01
KES395.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$3.91
KES513.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.49
KES64.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.45
KES59.08
|
|
pay 40.9% less for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Kenya
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$0.43
KES56.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$3.28
KES431.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$2.60
KES341.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$1.43
KES187.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$2.25
KES295.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$0.58
KES75.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.44
KES58.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$0.65
KES84.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.37
KES48.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.26
KES34.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.33
KES43.05
|
|
pay 23.7% less for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$3.88
KES510.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.08
|
$32.60
KES4,282.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,519.75
|
$9,571.02
KES1,257,446.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$9.76
KES1,282.82
|
|
pay 82.9% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Kenya
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.53
|
$31.67
KES4,160.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.41
|
$146.91
KES19,300.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.67
|
$108.62
KES14,269.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.01
|
$16.25
KES2,134.79
|
|
pay 48.5% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.24
|
$127.01
KES16,686.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.89
|
$5,225.46
KES686,524.08
|
|
pay 65.8% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Kenya
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$1.77
KES232.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$1.34
KES176.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$1.76
KES231.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.60
|
$32.78
KES4,306.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$4.82
KES632.82
|
|
pay 69.4% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Kenya
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.63
|
$11.94
KES1,568.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$19.76
KES2,596.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED308.00
|
$25.82
KES3,392.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.61
|
$26.69
KES3,506.93
|
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