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Kenya vs. Algeria Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 56.7% more expensive than Algeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.7% more in Kenya
Groceries: pay 15.2% more in Kenya
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Kenya
Housing: pay 26.4% more in Kenya
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.3% more in Kenya
Clothing: pay 56.1% less in Kenya

The cost of transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and groceries in Kenya are more expensive than in Algeria. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in Kenya.

Kenya vs. Algeria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kenya instead of Algeria, you would:

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pay 39.7% more for restaurants

	Algeria	Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.78 DZD362.87	$3.74 KES484.15	+34.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.91 DZD509.31	$6.17 KES798.62	+57.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DZD78.75	$0.54 KES69.44	-11.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 DZD32.62	$0.44 KES57.53	+77.6%
Average			+39.7%

Algeria vs. Kenya - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.2% more for groceries

	Algeria	Kenya
Bread 1 loaf	$0.17 DZD21.73	$0.54 KES70.01	+224.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.74 DZD617.40	$4.37 KES565.28	-7.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.48 DZD454.31	$2.52 KES326.23	-27.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 DZD228.93	$1.60 KES207.28	-8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 DZD276.81	$2.57 KES332.87	+21.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 DZD184.84	$1.08 KES139.60	-23.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.43 DZD186.16	$0.40 KES51.88	-71.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 DZD92.47	$0.69 KES89.87	-2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 DZD45.79	$0.32 KES41.21	-9.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD33.78	$0.30 KES38.21	+13.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 DZD30.11	$0.37 KES47.67	+59.5%
Average			+15.2%

Algeria vs. Kenya - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Algeria	Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.28 DZD166.80	$5.40 KES698.69	+321.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.35 DZD1,609.43	$26.41 KES3,419.10	+113.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,704.89 DZD4,263,703.64	$19,331.14 KES2,502,416.20	-40.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.64 DZD474.78	$13.74 KES1,778.12	+277.2%
Average			+168.0%

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pay 26.4% more for housing

	Algeria	Kenya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.62 DZD2,557.61	$37.35 KES4,834.47	+90.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.66 DZD20,554.24	$194.00 KES25,113.52	+23.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$102.56 DZD13,370.05	$131.26 KES16,990.97	+28.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.08 DZD4,964.01	$24.47 KES3,167.26	-35.7%
Average			+26.4%

Algeria vs. Kenya - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Algeria	Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$70.57 DZD9,199.67	$172.28 KES22,301.68	+144.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,913.97 DZD379,891.16	$7,439.34 KES963,022.59	+155.3%
Average			+149.7%

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pay 54.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Algeria	Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 DZD258.83	$2.03 KES262.67	+2.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.82 DZD106.44	$2.28 KES294.98	+179.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.84 DZD370.40	$2.80 KES362.51	-1.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.23 DZD2,637.97	$29.27 KES3,788.44	+44.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.16 DZD541.90	$6.10 KES790.23	+46.9%
Average			+54.3%

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pay 56.1% less for clothing

	Algeria	Kenya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.74 DZD4,529.52	$12.46 KES1,612.32	-64.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.36 DZD5,782.69	$20.02 KES2,592.06	-54.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.35 DZD9,171.81	$34.44 KES4,457.72	-51.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.00 DZD9,385.97	$32.93 KES4,262.80	-54.3%
Average			-56.1%

Algeria vs. Kenya - Cost of clothing

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