Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 58.5% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 71.3% less for restaurants
|
Belgium
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.24
€15.70
|
$3.08
KES397.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.49
|
$5.77
KES744.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.54
|
$0.60
KES77.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
€2.20
|
$0.48
KES61.37
|
|
pay 48.7% less for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
€2.02
|
$0.50
KES64.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.64
€6.05
|
$4.28
KES552.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€3.96
|
$2.86
KES369.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€2.88
|
$1.62
KES209.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.35
|
$2.32
KES298.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.00
|
$1.01
KES130.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.79
|
$0.42
KES53.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.04
|
$0.60
KES77.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.09
|
$0.33
KES43.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.29
KES37.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.38
KES48.88
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.43
|
$5.64
KES727.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.71
€46.17
|
$33.59
KES4,333.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,786.12
€24,390.93
|
$16,982.90
KES2,190,794.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.68
€22.47
|
$8.89
KES1,147.41
|
|
pay 67.8% less for housing
|
Belgium
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.54
€46.02
|
$39.22
KES5,059.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.25
€735.97
|
$184.65
KES23,820.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.98
€626.47
|
$112.87
KES14,559.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.59
€153.52
|
$20.03
KES2,584.01
|
|
pay 70.4% less for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$588.37
€535.76
|
$120.67
KES15,566.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,983.72
€14,554.47
|
$6,188.65
KES798,335.41
|
|
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
€3.89
|
$1.94
KES250.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.13
|
$2.12
KES273.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.49
€7.74
|
$2.66
KES343.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.63
€30.62
|
$30.22
KES3,898.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
€10.90
|
$5.77
KES744.97
|
|
pay 67.8% less for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.98
€84.66
|
$13.35
KES1,722.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.35
€37.65
|
$20.55
KES2,651.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.07
€79.28
|
$30.06
KES3,877.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
€118.52
|
$39.30
KES5,070.00
|
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