Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 25.1% cheaper than Bolivia.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
Bs23.78
|
$3.01
KES382.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
Bs45.05
|
$3.91
KES497.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Bs6.72
|
$0.49
KES62.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Bs5.18
|
$0.45
KES57.20
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Bolivia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
Bs8.83
|
$0.43
KES54.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
Bs16.98
|
$3.28
KES417.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
Bs24.92
|
$2.60
KES331.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Bs10.65
|
$1.43
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
Bs12.22
|
$2.25
KES286.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
Bs6.77
|
$0.58
KES73.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
Bs3.24
|
$0.44
KES56.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
Bs3.56
|
$0.65
KES82.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Bs4.17
|
$0.37
KES46.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Bs3.83
|
$0.26
KES33.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
Bs3.58
|
$0.33
KES41.68
|
|
pay 5.6% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
Bs14.01
|
$3.88
KES493.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
Bs215.23
|
$32.60
KES4,146.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
Bs106,913.64
|
$9,571.02
KES1,217,395.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
Bs105.36
|
$9.76
KES1,241.97
|
|
pay 46.4% less for housing
Bolivia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
Bs365.84
|
$31.67
KES4,028.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
Bs2,120.88
|
$146.91
KES18,685.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
Bs1,474.42
|
$108.62
KES13,815.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
Bs202.40
|
$16.25
KES2,066.79
|
|
pay 9.1% more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
Bs1,179.73
|
$127.01
KES16,155.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
Bs25,161.57
|
$5,225.46
KES664,657.52
|
|
pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
Bs14.77
|
$1.77
KES225.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Bs16.35
|
$1.34
KES170.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
Bs18.91
|
$1.76
KES224.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
Bs286.55
|
$32.78
KES4,169.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
Bs52.11
|
$4.82
KES612.66
|
|
pay 61.0% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
Bs283.99
|
$11.94
KES1,518.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
Bs335.54
|
$19.76
KES2,513.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
Bs453.68
|
$25.82
KES3,284.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
Bs396.43
|
$26.69
KES3,395.23
|
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