Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 53.4% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Austria, you would:
pay 68.0% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.96
€13.70
|
$3.01
KES355.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
€8.33
|
$5.98
KES705.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.68
|
$0.47
KES55.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.22
|
$0.43
KES51.10
|
|
pay 44.3% less for groceries
Austria
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
€2.13
|
$0.45
KES53.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
€6.97
|
$6.19
KES730.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
€4.44
|
$2.44
KES288.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
€3.13
|
$1.50
KES177.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.13
€5.03
|
$2.57
KES302.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.99
|
$0.68
KES79.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.76
|
$0.51
KES60.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.08
|
$0.82
KES96.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.29
|
$0.49
KES57.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.72
|
$0.33
KES39.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.63
|
$0.40
KES47.61
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
Austria
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.89
€6.77
|
$4.09
KES482.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.91
€48.01
|
$28.28
KES3,339.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,457.96
€24,009.57
|
$13,511.04
KES1,595,653.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.99
€18.64
|
$11.33
KES1,337.49
|
|
pay 60.5% less for housing
Austria
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.27
€35.60
|
$38.30
KES4,523.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$766.13
€752.08
|
$170.20
KES20,100.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$596.46
€585.53
|
$114.56
KES13,529.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.40
€175.13
|
$19.30
KES2,279.69
|
|
pay 50.4% less for childcare
Austria
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.77
€362.01
|
$134.68
KES15,905.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,777.60
€8,616.68
|
$5,503.89
KES650,009.38
|
|
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.93
€3.86
|
$2.07
KES244.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
€3.03
|
$1.96
KES230.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
€5.73
|
$1.69
KES200.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.56
€38.83
|
$35.68
KES4,213.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.05
€11.83
|
$6.04
KES713.18
|
|
pay 65.4% less for clothing
Austria
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.61
€83.06
|
$14.38
KES1,697.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€33.58
|
$21.57
KES2,547.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.23
€81.70
|
$27.92
KES3,297.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.40
€111.32
|
$27.95
KES3,300.87
|
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