Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 20.9% more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 9.6% more for restaurants
Uzbekistan
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
UZS42,652.11
|
$3.01
KES395.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
UZS37,920.75
|
$3.91
KES513.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UZS6,222.91
|
$0.49
KES64.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
UZS4,816.14
|
$0.45
KES59.08
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
Uzbekistan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
UZS3,557.74
|
$0.43
KES56.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
UZS25,656.03
|
$3.28
KES431.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
UZS39,668.21
|
$2.60
KES341.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
UZS15,583.47
|
$1.43
KES187.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
UZS16,374.03
|
$2.25
KES295.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
UZS5,662.84
|
$0.58
KES75.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS10,036.69
|
$0.44
KES58.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
UZS10,435.99
|
$0.65
KES84.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
UZS7,021.06
|
$0.37
KES48.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UZS2,638.25
|
$0.26
KES34.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
UZS1,932.29
|
$0.33
KES43.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Uzbekistan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
UZS33,476.78
|
$3.88
KES510.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.30
UZS155,969.00
|
$32.60
KES4,282.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,336.08
UZS207,191,759.04
|
$9,571.02
KES1,257,446.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
UZS24,559.15
|
$9.76
KES1,282.82
|
|
pay 26.7% less for housing
Uzbekistan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.09
UZS292,838.80
|
$31.67
KES4,160.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.88
UZS3,486,299.32
|
$146.91
KES19,300.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$199.02
UZS2,524,242.26
|
$108.62
KES14,269.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
UZS429,978.59
|
$16.25
KES2,134.79
|
|
pay 5.4% more for childcare
Uzbekistan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.42
UZS1,527,357.72
|
$127.01
KES16,686.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,963.07
UZS62,946,970.51
|
$5,225.46
KES686,524.08
|
|
pay 43.2% more for entertainment and sports
Uzbekistan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
UZS12,019.91
|
$1.77
KES232.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
UZS18,700.00
|
$1.34
KES176.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.11
UZS26,727.98
|
$1.76
KES231.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.17
UZS293,872.86
|
$32.78
KES4,306.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.26
UZS28,722.70
|
$4.82
KES632.82
|
|
pay 53.0% less for clothing
Uzbekistan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.44
UZS335,292.18
|
$11.94
KES1,568.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
UZS394,682.62
|
$19.76
KES2,596.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.32
UZS1,031,355.14
|
$25.82
KES3,392.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.27
UZS713,641.05
|
$26.69
KES3,506.93
|
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