Cost of living comparison

Bolivia

compared to

Kenya

Kenya vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 19.4% more expensive than Bolivia overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.9% more in Kenya
Groceries: pay 21.0% more in Kenya
Transportation: pay 76.2% more in Kenya
Housing: pay 9.0% less in Kenya
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.0% more in Kenya
Clothing: pay 36.8% less in Kenya

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

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Kenya vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.9% more for restaurants

	Bolivia	Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 BOB23.44	$3.96 KES513.81	+97.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.54 BOB53.06	$6.49 KES842.08	+43.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 BOB8.31	$0.58 KES74.64	-19.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BOB6.12	$0.57 KES73.50	+8.2%
Average			+51.9%

Bolivia vs. Kenya - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.0% more for groceries

	Bolivia	Kenya
Bread 1 loaf	$0.97 BOB11.38	$0.57 KES73.38	-41.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.77 BOB20.69	$5.04 KES654.07	+184.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 BOB31.04	$2.81 KES364.50	+5.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.33 BOB15.50	$1.68 KES218.44	+27.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 BOB15.01	$2.61 KES338.09	+102.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 BOB9.46	$1.14 KES147.75	+40.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 BOB4.25	$0.42 KES55.09	+16.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 BOB4.34	$0.63 KES81.85	+70.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 BOB7.38	$0.34 KES43.54	-46.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 BOB3.65	$0.33 KES42.99	+6.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 BOB3.60	$0.35 KES45.50	+14.0%
Average			+21.0%

Bolivia vs. Kenya - Cost of groceries

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pay 76.2% more for transportation

	Bolivia	Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.28 BOB26.70	$5.72 KES742.41	+150.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.33 BOB249.40	$30.03 KES3,896.40	+40.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$13,953.84 BOB163K	$19,967.15 KES3M	+43.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.32 BOB85.57	$12.32 KES1,598.52	+68.3%
Average			+76.2%

Bolivia vs. Kenya - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.0% less for housing

	Bolivia	Kenya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.45 BOB250.79	$33.50 KES4,347.14	+56.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.68 BOB3,270.08	$208.27 KES27,025.43	-25.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$198.23 BOB2,317.77	$163.35 KES21,195.68	-17.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.53 BOB240.01	$34.61 KES4,490.62	+68.6%
Average			-9.0%

Bolivia vs. Kenya - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Bolivia	Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.46 BOB1,408.41	$167.67 KES21,757.09	+39.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,766.38 BOB32,345.61	$10,284.02 KES1M	+271.7%
Average			+127.5%

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pay 58.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Bolivia	Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.39 BOB16.21	$2.14 KES278.31	+54.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 BOB19.90	$2.44 KES316.97	+43.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.72 BOB20.16	$3.21 KES417.11	+86.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.62 BOB264.50	$32.05 KES4,158.65	+41.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.70 BOB54.99	$8.52 KES1,106.12	+81.3%
Average			+58.0%

Bolivia vs. Kenya - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 36.8% less for clothing

	Bolivia	Kenya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.62 BOB358.01	$16.22 KES2,105.20	-47.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.25 BOB341.97	$20.38 KES2,645.16	-30.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.01 BOB608.10	$35.38 KES4,590.56	-32.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.19 BOB657.00	$35.71 KES4,633.90	-36.4%
Average			-36.8%

Bolivia vs. Kenya - Cost of clothing

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