Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 32.2% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 48.7% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$3.08
KES403.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$5.77
KES756.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$0.60
KES79.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.48
KES62.32
|
|
pay 58.1% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$0.50
KES65.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$4.28
KES560.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$2.86
KES374.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$1.62
KES212.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$2.32
KES303.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$1.01
KES132.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$0.42
KES54.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$0.60
KES78.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$0.33
KES43.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.29
KES38.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.38
KES49.64
|
|
pay 37.2% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$5.64
KES738.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$33.59
KES4,400.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$16,982.90
KES2,224,759.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$8.89
KES1,165.20
|
|
pay 47.0% less for housing
Yemen
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$39.22
KES5,138.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$184.65
KES24,189.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$112.87
KES14,785.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$20.03
KES2,624.08
|
|
pay 69.3% more for childcare
Yemen
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$120.67
KES15,807.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$6,188.65
KES810,712.70
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$1.94
KES254.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$2.12
KES278.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$2.66
KES348.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$30.22
KES3,959.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$5.77
KES756.52
|
|
pay 71.3% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$13.35
KES1,749.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$20.55
KES2,692.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$30.06
KES3,937.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$39.30
KES5,148.61
|
|
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