Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 62.7% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 73.3% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
$60.00
|
$3.01
KES394.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
$3.51
|
$0.49
KES64.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$0.45
KES59.00
|
|
pay 71.8% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
$15.38
|
$3.28
KES430.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
$26.54
|
$2.60
KES341.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
$10.73
|
$2.25
KES295.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
$3.47
|
$0.58
KES75.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.58
|
$0.44
KES58.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
$3.45
|
$0.65
KES84.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
$4.88
|
$0.37
KES48.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
$2.55
|
$0.26
KES34.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
$3.27
|
$0.33
KES42.99
|
|
pay 61.1% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
$15.88
|
$3.88
KES509.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
$111.00
|
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
$76.30
|
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
|
pay 70.7% less for housing
Barbados
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
$895.56
|
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
|
pay 26.9% less for childcare
Barbados
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
$626.67
|
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
|
pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
$5.26
|
$1.77
KES232.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
$9.00
|
$1.34
KES176.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
$164.46
|
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
$20.25
|
$4.82
KES632.01
|
|
pay 75.8% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
$201.67
|
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
|
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