Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 5.1% cheaper than Argentina.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 36.9% less for restaurants
Argentina
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS6,646.60
|
$3.08
KES397.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS4,989.51
|
$5.77
KES746.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,055.05
|
$0.60
KES78.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS822.80
|
$0.48
KES61.49
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
Argentina
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,168.44
|
$0.50
KES65.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS3,075.65
|
$4.28
KES553.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,170.56
|
$2.86
KES369.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,424.60
|
$1.62
KES209.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS1,848.95
|
$2.32
KES299.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS704.08
|
$1.01
KES130.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS631.63
|
$0.42
KES53.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS501.45
|
$0.60
KES77.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS591.08
|
$0.33
KES43.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS325.24
|
$0.29
KES37.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS325.09
|
$0.38
KES48.98
|
|
pay 29.5% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,170.43
|
$5.64
KES728.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS16,915.79
|
$33.59
KES4,341.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS22,224,331.68
|
$16,982.90
KES2,195,039.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS7,657.38
|
$8.89
KES1,149.63
|
|
pay 1.5% less for housing
Argentina
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS17,222.40
|
$39.22
KES5,069.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS231,745.78
|
$184.65
KES23,866.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS174,090.68
|
$112.87
KES14,588.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS33,118.85
|
$20.03
KES2,589.02
|
|
pay 19.2% more for childcare
Argentina
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS131,985.27
|
$120.67
KES15,596.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,631,663.55
|
$6,188.65
KES799,882.57
|
|
pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,633.11
|
$1.94
KES251.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,680.48
|
$2.12
KES274.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,748.45
|
$2.66
KES344.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS17,890.93
|
$30.22
KES3,906.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS3,953.58
|
$5.77
KES746.41
|
|
pay 67.2% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS54,542.88
|
$13.35
KES1,725.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS49,621.79
|
$20.55
KES2,656.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS97,220.40
|
$30.06
KES3,885.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS83,685.93
|
$39.30
KES5,079.83
|
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