Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 75.9% more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 87.0% more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
৳188.89
|
$3.01
KES394.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
৳500.36
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
৳29.41
|
$0.49
KES64.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
৳16.12
|
$0.45
KES59.00
|
|
pay 29.4% more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
৳60.68
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
৳393.32
|
$3.28
KES430.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
৳290.86
|
$2.60
KES341.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
৳119.75
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳107.97
|
$2.25
KES295.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
৳85.66
|
$0.58
KES75.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
৳36.95
|
$0.44
KES58.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
৳81.91
|
$0.65
KES84.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
৳27.74
|
$0.37
KES48.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
৳13.18
|
$0.26
KES34.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
৳25.17
|
$0.33
KES42.99
|
|
pay 52.2% more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
৳396.04
|
$3.88
KES509.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
৳1,742.48
|
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
৳3,988,841.22
|
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
৳395.55
|
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
|
pay 25.6% more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
৳3,297.96
|
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
৳10,178.68
|
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
৳6,764.87
|
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
৳2,805.08
|
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
৳3,436.49
|
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
৳116,817.49
|
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
|
pay 16.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
৳399.57
|
$1.77
KES232.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
৳172.43
|
$1.34
KES176.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
৳301.75
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
৳1,316.62
|
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
৳463.56
|
$4.82
KES632.01
|
|
pay 27.0% less for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
৳2,197.84
|
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
৳2,289.86
|
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
৳4,286.01
|
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
৳4,063.16
|
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
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