Cost of living comparison

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Kenya vs. Bhutan Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 2.3 times more expensive than Bhutan overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.7% more in Kenya
Groceries: pay 14.7% more in Kenya
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Kenya
Housing: pay 55.1% more in Kenya
Childcare: pay 6.1 times more in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.8% more in Kenya
Clothing: pay 33.2% more in Kenya

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, housing, clothing, and groceries in Kenya are more expensive than in Bhutan. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Kenya.

Kenya vs. Bhutan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.7% more for restaurants

	Bhutan	Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.82 BTN251.43	$3.74 KES484.15	+32.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.38 BTN301.71	$6.17 KES798.62	+82.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 BTN47.27	$0.54 KES69.44	+1.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.18 BTN16.34	$0.44 KES57.53	+142.5%
Average			+64.7%

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pay 14.7% more for groceries

	Bhutan	Kenya
Bread 1 loaf	$0.89 BTN79.45	$0.54 KES70.01	-39.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.61 BTN143.31	$4.37 KES565.28	+171.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03 BTN270.30	$2.52 KES326.23	-16.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.96 BTN174.59	$1.60 KES207.28	-18.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 BTN151.45	$2.57 KES332.87	+51.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 BTN97.32	$1.08 KES139.60	-1.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BTN58.39	$0.40 KES51.88	-38.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 BTN73.75	$0.69 KES89.87	-16.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 BTN29.27	$0.32 KES41.21	-3.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 BTN20.15	$0.30 KES38.21	+30.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 BTN23.19	$0.37 KES47.67	+41.6%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Bhutan	Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.03 BTN270.45	$5.40 KES698.69	+78.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.01 BTN357.20	$26.41 KES3,419.10	+559.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$19,331.14 KES2,502,416.20
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.89 BTN1,684.56	$13.74 KES1,778.12	-27.3%
Average			+203.4%

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pay 55.1% more for housing

	Bhutan	Kenya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.44 BTN2,358.11	$37.35 KES4,834.47	+41.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$122.58 BTN10,932.01	$194.00 KES25,113.52	+58.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$71.54 BTN6,380.34	$131.26 KES16,990.97	+83.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$17.80 BTN1,587.71	$24.47 KES3,167.26	+37.4%
Average			+55.1%

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pay 6.1 times more for childcare

	Bhutan	Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$235.40 BTN20,994.09	$172.28 KES22,301.68	-26.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$648.40 BTN57,828.02	$7,439.34 KES963,022.59	+1047.3%
Average			+510.2%

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pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bhutan	Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.82 BTN251.43	$2.03 KES262.67	-28.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 BTN124.71	$2.28 KES294.98	+63.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.66 BTN326.85	$2.80 KES362.51	-23.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.99 BTN4,190.44	$29.27 KES3,788.44	-37.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 BTN301.71	$6.10 KES790.23	+80.5%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 33.2% more for clothing

	Bhutan	Kenya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$9.02 BTN804.56	$12.46 KES1,612.32	+38.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$11.28 BTN1,005.70	$20.02 KES2,592.06	+77.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$31.01 BTN2,765.69	$34.44 KES4,457.72	+11.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$31.01 BTN2,765.69	$32.93 KES4,262.80	+6.2%
Average			+33.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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