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Kenya vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 47.5% cheaper than Djibouti overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.2% less in Kenya
Groceries: pay 52.2% less in Kenya
Transportation: pay 27.0% less in Kenya
Housing: pay 72.4% less in Kenya
Childcare: pay 32.0% less in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.3% less in Kenya
Clothing: pay 45.5% less in Kenya

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

Kenya vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.2% less for restaurants

	Djibouti	Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 DJF1,744	$3.74 KES484.15	-61.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 DJF2,243	$6.17 KES798.62	-51.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.89 DJF336	$0.54 KES69.44	-71.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 DJF332	$0.44 KES57.53	-76.2%
Average			-65.2%

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pay 52.2% less for groceries

	Djibouti	Kenya
Bread 1 loaf	$9.26 DJF1,645	$0.54 KES70.01	-94.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF849	$4.37 KES565.28	-8.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.56 DJF1,698	$2.52 KES326.23	-73.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.85 DJF1,216	$1.60 KES207.28	-76.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,463	$2.57 KES332.87	-68.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF301	$1.08 KES139.60	-36.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.40 KES51.88	-27.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DJF226	$0.69 KES89.87	-45.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF128	$0.32 KES41.21	-55.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.30 KES38.21	-46.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 DJF110	$0.37 KES47.67	-40.6%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 27.0% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.59 DJF1,170	$5.40 KES698.69	-18.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.27 DJF3,776	$26.41 KES3,419.10	+24.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753	$19,331.14 KES2,502,416.20	-42.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.72 DJF8,473	$13.74 KES1,778.12	-71.2%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 72.4% less for housing

	Djibouti	Kenya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.94 DJF10,467	$37.35 KES4,834.47	-36.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	$194.00 KES25,113.52	-86.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.17 DJF84,730	$131.26 KES16,990.97	-72.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.07 DJF70,684	$24.47 KES3,167.26	-93.9%
Average			-72.4%

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pay 32.0% less for childcare

	Djibouti	Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.12 DJF59,505	$172.28 KES22,301.68	-48.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	$7,439.34 KES963,022.59	-15.4%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 DJF997	$2.03 KES262.67	-63.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 DJF648	$2.28 KES294.98	-37.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.71 DJF481	$2.80 KES362.51	+3.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.08 DJF15,285	$29.27 KES3,788.44	-66.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 DJF1,495	$6.10 KES790.23	-27.5%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 45.5% less for clothing

	Djibouti	Kenya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.10 DJF7,476	$12.46 KES1,612.32	-70.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.65 DJF3,489	$20.02 KES2,592.06	+1.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.50 DJF21,930	$34.44 KES4,457.72	-72.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.14 DJF9,968	$32.93 KES4,262.80	-41.3%
Average			-45.5%

Djibouti vs. Kenya - Cost of clothing

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