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Kenya vs. Belarus Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 16.9% cheaper than Belarus overall.

Restaurants
pay 31.7% less in Kenya
Groceries
pay 10.5% less in Kenya
Transportation
pay 56.8% more in Kenya
Housing
pay 28.0% less in Kenya
Childcare
pay 46.0% less in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports
pay 33.2% more in Kenya
Clothing
pay 62.8% less in Kenya

The cost of transportation and entertainment and sports in Kenya are more expensive than in Belarus. Expenses including clothing, childcare, restaurants, housing, and groceries are lower in Kenya.

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Kenya vs. Belarus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kenya instead of Belarus, you would:

pay 31.7% less for restaurants

 
Belarus
Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.13
BYN27.54
$3.96
KES513.81
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.06
BYN18.26
$6.49
KES842.08
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.82
BYN2.47
$0.58
KES74.64
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pay 10.5% less for groceries

 
Belarus
Kenya
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.70
BYN2.10
$0.57
KES73.38
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.61
BYN10.87
$5.04
KES654.07
Milk (1 gallon) $3.35
BYN10.11
$2.81
KES364.50
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pay 56.8% more for transportation

 
Belarus
Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.28
BYN9.91
$5.72
KES742.41
Monthly public transit pass $14.80
BYN44.63
$30.03
KES3,896.40
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,373.99
BYN61,445.50
$19,967.15
KES3M
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pay 28.0% less for housing

 
Belarus
Kenya
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $13.80
BYN41.61
$33.50
KES4,347.14
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $335.81
BYN1,012.76
$208.27
KES27,025.43
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $226.01
BYN681.62
$163.35
KES21,195.68
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pay 46.0% less for childcare

 
Belarus
Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $337.47
BYN1,017.77
$167.67
KES21,757.09
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,502.72
BYN52,786.10
$10,284.02
KES1M
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pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Belarus
Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.62
BYN4.88
$2.14
KES278.31
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.86
BYN5.61
$2.44
KES316.97
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.42
BYN7.30
$3.21
KES417.11
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pay 62.8% less for clothing

 
Belarus
Kenya
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $49.04
BYN147.90
$16.22
KES2,105.20
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $44.02
BYN132.77
$20.38
KES2,645.16
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $104.41
BYN314.89
$35.38
KES4,590.56
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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