Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 20.1% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 1.4% less for restaurants
Belarus
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.75
|
$3.08
KES397.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.17
|
$5.77
KES744.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$0.60
KES77.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.48
KES61.37
|
|
pay 21.0% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.50
KES64.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.16
|
$4.28
KES552.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
$2.86
KES369.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
$1.62
KES209.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$2.32
KES298.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$1.01
KES130.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.42
KES53.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.60
KES77.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$0.33
KES43.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.29
KES37.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.38
KES48.88
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
$5.64
KES727.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.48
|
$33.59
KES4,333.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,886.08
|
$16,982.90
KES2,190,794.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
$8.89
KES1,147.41
|
|
pay 46.0% more for housing
Belarus
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.07
|
$39.22
KES5,059.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN802.12
|
$184.65
KES23,820.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.88
|
$112.87
KES14,559.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.38
|
$20.03
KES2,584.01
|
|
pay 23.4% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,147.96
|
$120.67
KES15,566.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,053.59
|
$6,188.65
KES798,335.41
|
|
pay 54.2% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$1.94
KES250.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.61
|
$2.12
KES273.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$2.66
KES343.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.91
|
$30.22
KES3,898.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
$5.77
KES744.97
|
|
pay 57.5% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.70
|
$13.35
KES1,722.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN107.08
|
$20.55
KES2,651.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.92
|
$30.06
KES3,877.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN269.02
|
$39.30
KES5,070.00
|
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