Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 77.3% more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 78.4% more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$3.01
KES394.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN251
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.49
KES64.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.45
KES59.00
|
|
pay 67.7% more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$3.28
KES430.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN171
|
$2.60
KES341.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$2.25
KES295.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$0.58
KES75.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.44
KES58.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.65
KES84.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.37
KES48.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.26
KES34.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.33
KES42.99
|
|
pay 82.6% more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$3.88
KES509.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN753
|
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN502,105
|
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN418
|
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
|
pay 4.5% less for housing
Afghanistan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN43,934
|
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,018
|
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,961
|
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,705
|
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,162
|
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,463
|
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
|
pay 45.6% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN167
|
$1.77
KES232.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$1.34
KES176.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN907
|
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN188
|
$4.82
KES632.01
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Kenya
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,199
|
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,141
|
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,259
|
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,441
|
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
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