Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 60.9% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Austria, you would:
pay 75.1% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.19
|
$3.01
KES394.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.67
|
$0.49
KES64.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.25
|
$0.45
KES59.00
|
|
pay 57.9% less for groceries
Austria
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.85
|
$3.28
KES430.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$2.60
KES341.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.97
|
$2.25
KES295.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.03
|
$0.58
KES75.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.44
KES58.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$0.65
KES84.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.44
|
$0.37
KES48.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.26
KES34.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.33
KES42.99
|
|
pay 48.1% less for transportation
Austria
|
Kenya
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.77
|
$3.88
KES509.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€45.13
|
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.58
|
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
|
pay 67.8% less for housing
Austria
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€697.19
|
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€583.27
|
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Austria
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€390.70
|
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
|
pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$1.77
KES232.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.12
|
$1.34
KES176.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.98
|
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.97
|
$4.82
KES632.01
|
|
pay 69.7% less for clothing
Austria
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.66
|
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
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