Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 1.0% cheaper than Argentina.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 36.4% less for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
$842.52
|
$3.01
KES355.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.13
$648.34
|
$5.98
KES705.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
$139.15
|
$0.47
KES55.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$109.22
|
$0.43
KES51.10
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
$137.25
|
$0.45
KES53.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
$397.76
|
$6.19
KES730.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
$366.47
|
$2.44
KES288.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
$181.68
|
$1.50
KES177.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
$214.23
|
$2.57
KES302.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
$85.21
|
$0.68
KES79.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$74.22
|
$0.51
KES60.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
$54.65
|
$0.82
KES96.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
$78.07
|
$0.49
KES57.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$38.15
|
$0.33
KES39.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
$41.00
|
$0.40
KES47.61
|
|
pay 23.6% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.31
$419.04
|
$4.09
KES482.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.25
$1,929.19
|
$28.28
KES3,339.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,134.07
$3,053,065.20
|
$13,511.04
KES1,595,653.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
$1,104.87
|
$11.33
KES1,337.49
|
|
pay 2.8% less for housing
|
Argentina
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.32
$2,697.50
|
$38.30
KES4,523.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.62
$26,391.91
|
$170.20
KES20,100.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$152.10
$19,241.08
|
$114.56
KES13,529.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.07
$4,689.37
|
$19.30
KES2,279.69
|
|
pay 26.8% more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.57
$14,619.74
|
$134.68
KES15,905.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,018.31
$508,334.46
|
$5,503.89
KES650,009.38
|
|
pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
$194.37
|
$2.07
KES244.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
$186.26
|
$1.96
KES230.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
$250.85
|
$1.69
KES200.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.13
$2,925.60
|
$35.68
KES4,213.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
$493.48
|
$6.04
KES713.18
|
|
pay 65.8% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.22
$6,605.56
|
$14.38
KES1,697.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.09
$5,197.49
|
$21.57
KES2,547.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.94
$14,666.98
|
$27.92
KES3,297.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.61
$10,829.81
|
$27.95
KES3,300.87
|
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