Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Christmas Island, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Christmas Island
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Kenya
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.01
KES396.95
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$3.91
KES515.38
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.49
KES64.68
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.45
KES59.31
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Christmas Island
|
Kenya
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.43
KES56.95
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.28
KES432.89
|
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Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.60
KES343.33
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.43
KES188.15
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.25
KES297.05
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
KES76.17
|
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
KES58.38
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
KES85.20
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
KES48.64
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.26
KES34.54
|
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.33
KES43.22
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Christmas Island
|
Kenya
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.88
KES512.05
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.60
KES4,299.32
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$9,571.02
KES1,262,410.89
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.76
KES1,287.89
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pay (unknown) more for housing
Christmas Island
|
Kenya
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.67
KES4,177.14
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$146.91
KES19,376.74
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$108.62
KES14,326.25
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$16.25
KES2,143.22
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Christmas Island
|
Kenya
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$127.01
KES16,752.52
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,225.46
KES689,234.26
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Christmas Island
|
Kenya
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.77
KES233.57
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.34
KES177.22
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.76
KES232.54
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.78
KES4,323.16
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.82
KES635.32
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Christmas Island
|
Kenya
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$11.94
KES1,574.56
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$19.76
KES2,606.36
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$25.82
KES3,405.88
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$26.69
KES3,520.78
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