Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 33.1% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Chile, you would:
pay 49.1% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
CLF0.2600
|
$3.08
KES397.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
CLF0.2600
|
$5.77
KES744.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
CLF0.0500
|
$0.60
KES77.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
$0.48
KES61.37
|
|
pay 36.5% less for groceries
Chile
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
$0.50
KES64.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
CLF0.1800
|
$4.28
KES552.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
CLF0.1500
|
$2.86
KES369.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
$1.62
KES209.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$2.32
KES298.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
$1.01
KES130.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
$0.42
KES53.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.60
KES77.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.33
KES43.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
$0.29
KES37.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
$0.38
KES48.88
|
|
pay 10.7% less for transportation
Chile
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
CLF0.1900
|
$5.64
KES727.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.91
CLF1.2700
|
$33.59
KES4,333.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,597.16
CLF571.2100
|
$16,982.90
KES2,190,794.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.85
CLF0.5100
|
$8.89
KES1,147.41
|
|
pay 37.5% less for housing
Chile
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.66
CLF0.8500
|
$39.22
KES5,059.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.74
CLF16.5100
|
$184.65
KES23,820.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.24
CLF12.6400
|
$112.87
KES14,559.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.70
CLF3.1600
|
$20.03
KES2,584.01
|
|
pay 20.9% less for childcare
Chile
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.55
CLF11.4100
|
$120.67
KES15,566.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,075.15
CLF174.6700
|
$6,188.65
KES798,335.41
|
|
pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
$1.94
KES250.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
CLF0.1000
|
$2.12
KES273.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
CLF0.1800
|
$2.66
KES343.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.42
CLF1.3900
|
$30.22
KES3,898.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.92
CLF0.2000
|
$5.77
KES744.97
|
|
pay 50.6% less for clothing
Chile
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.70
CLF1.5700
|
$13.35
KES1,722.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.96
CLF1.0000
|
$20.55
KES2,651.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.62
CLF2.2200
|
$30.06
KES3,877.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.03
CLF2.6500
|
$39.30
KES5,070.00
|
|
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