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Kenya vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 28.0% cheaper than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.2% less in Kenya
Groceries: pay 33.6% less in Kenya
Transportation: pay 1.1% more in Kenya
Housing: pay 32.5% less in Kenya
Childcare: pay 4.6% less in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.8% less in Kenya
Clothing: pay 51.2% less in Kenya

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Kenya.

Kenya vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.2% less for restaurants

	Chile	Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.18 CLF0.1900	$3.74 KES484.15	-54.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 CLF0.1700	$6.17 KES798.62	-15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 CLF0.0300	$0.54 KES69.44	-61.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$0.44 KES57.53	-61.7%
Average			-48.2%

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pay 33.6% less for groceries

	Chile	Kenya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 CLF0.0400	$0.54 KES70.01	-65.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 CLF0.1200	$4.37 KES565.28	-14.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 CLF0.1000	$2.52 KES326.23	-42.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.45 CLF0.0800	$1.60 KES207.28	-53.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 CLF0.0700	$2.57 KES332.87	-7.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 CLF0.0200	$1.08 KES139.60	+31.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CLF0.0200	$0.40 KES51.88	-48.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 CLF0.0200	$0.69 KES89.87	-14.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 CLF0.0200	$0.32 KES41.21	-58.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CLF0.0100	$0.30 KES38.21	-51.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$0.37 KES47.67	-45.6%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 1.1% more for transportation

	Chile	Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 CLF0.1200	$5.40 KES698.69	+3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.81 CLF0.8000	$26.41 KES3,419.10	-21.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,755.00 CLF396.3700	$19,331.14 KES2,502,416.20	+15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.79 CLF0.3000	$13.74 KES1,778.12	+7.4%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 32.5% less for housing

	Chile	Kenya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.87 CLF0.5400	$37.35 KES4,834.47	+63.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$464.44 CLF10.9900	$194.00 KES25,113.52	-58.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$367.42 CLF8.6900	$131.26 KES16,990.97	-64.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.36 CLF1.9700	$24.47 KES3,167.26	-70.6%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 4.6% less for childcare

	Chile	Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$328.13 CLF7.7600	$172.28 KES22,301.68	-47.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,378.73 CLF127.2400	$7,439.34 KES963,022.59	+38.3%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.03 CLF0.0700	$2.03 KES262.67	-33.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 CLF0.0700	$2.28 KES294.98	-20.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.14 CLF0.1200	$2.80 KES362.51	-45.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.02 CLF0.9700	$29.27 KES3,788.44	-28.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 CLF0.1500	$6.10 KES790.23	-6.1%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 51.2% less for clothing

	Chile	Kenya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.48 CLF1.0500	$12.46 KES1,612.32	-72.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.40 CLF0.6700	$20.02 KES2,592.06	-29.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.99 CLF1.5100	$34.44 KES4,457.72	-46.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.71 CLF1.8100	$32.93 KES4,262.80	-57.1%
Average			-51.2%

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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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