Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 28.8% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Kenya instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 31.6% less for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
SVC54.72
|
$3.08
KES397.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.25
SVC54.68
|
$5.77
KES746.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
SVC7.68
|
$0.60
KES78.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$0.48
KES61.49
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.22
|
$0.50
KES65.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.04
|
$4.28
KES553.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SVC63.14
|
$2.86
KES369.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.66
|
$1.62
KES209.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.03
|
$2.32
KES299.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.26
|
$1.01
KES130.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.26
|
$0.42
KES53.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.31
|
$0.60
KES77.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$0.33
KES43.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
$0.29
KES37.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
$0.38
KES48.98
|
|
pay 2.2% less for transportation
El Salvador
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.49
|
$5.64
KES728.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.88
|
$33.59
KES4,341.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,727.08
|
$16,982.90
KES2,195,039.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.90
|
$8.89
KES1,149.63
|
|
pay 53.3% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.97
|
$39.22
KES5,069.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.43
SVC5,002.99
|
$184.65
KES23,866.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.86
SVC3,439.56
|
$112.87
KES14,588.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.31
SVC536.81
|
$20.03
KES2,589.02
|
|
pay 3.9% more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,450.09
|
$120.67
KES15,596.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,149.01
|
$6,188.65
KES799,882.57
|
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.51
|
$1.94
KES251.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
SVC22.00
|
$2.12
KES274.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.02
|
$2.66
KES344.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.44
SVC284.00
|
$30.22
KES3,906.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.78
|
$5.77
KES746.41
|
|
pay 68.8% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC606.61
|
$13.35
KES1,725.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC480.29
|
$20.55
KES2,656.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC869.27
|
$30.06
KES3,885.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC914.30
|
$39.30
KES5,079.83
|
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