Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 57.2% cheaper than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 72.3% less in Kenya
- Groceries
-
pay 56.2% less in Kenya
- Transportation
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pay 32.3% less in Kenya
- Housing
-
pay 62.4% less in Kenya
- Childcare
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pay 61.2% less in Kenya
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 47.9% less in Kenya
- Clothing
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pay 67.8% less in Kenya
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kenya.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Austria, you would:
pay 72.3% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€13.54
|
$3.25
KES419.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.36
|
$5.64
KES729.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.74
|
$0.55
KES71.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.11
|
$0.45
KES58.79
|
|
pay 56.2% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.21
|
$0.50
KES64.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.18
|
$3.85
KES498.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€4.94
|
$2.73
KES352.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.56
|
$1.59
KES205.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.34
|
$2.20
KES284.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.01
|
$1.10
KES142.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
$0.44
KES56.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.20
|
$0.66
KES84.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.66
|
$0.33
KES42.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.30
KES38.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.71
|
$0.40
KES51.09
|
|
pay 32.3% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.55
|
$5.65
KES730.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€43.04
|
$32.71
KES4,227.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€23,587.72
|
$16,627.25
KES2,148,714.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€17.79
|
$10.53
KES1,361.10
|
|
pay 62.4% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€31.74
|
$38.26
KES4,943.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€734.56
|
$175.35
KES22,660.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€620.50
|
$99.93
KES12,913.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€242.90
|
$24.70
KES3,192.30
|
|
pay 61.2% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€384.22
|
$135.79
KES17,548.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€12,479.06
|
$6,611.54
KES854,399.06
|
|
pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.09
|
$1.99
KES257.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.19
|
$2.16
KES279.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€5.77
|
$2.93
KES378.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€40.41
|
$28.98
KES3,745.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.07
|
$6.33
KES818.08
|
|
pay 67.8% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€74.93
|
$12.19
KES1,575.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€38.65
|
$19.75
KES2,552.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€77.62
|
$35.28
KES4,559.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€104.54
|
$34.91
KES4,511.30
|
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