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Kenya vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 8.8% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.7% less in Kenya
Groceries: pay 34.1% less in Kenya
Transportation: pay 86.8% more in Kenya
Housing: pay 75.5% less in Kenya
Childcare: pay 3.9% more in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.0% more in Kenya
Clothing: pay 70.1% less in Kenya

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Kenya are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Expenses including housing, clothing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Kenya. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Kenya.

Kenya vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.7% less for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ETB655.54	$3.74 KES484.15	-12.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	$6.17 KES798.62	-5.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB93.51	$0.54 KES69.44	-11.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB87.20	$0.44 KES57.53	-21.6%
Average			-12.7%

Ethiopia vs. Kenya - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.1% less for groceries

	Ethiopia	Kenya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB193.73	$0.54 KES70.01	-57.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB667.36	$4.37 KES565.28	+0.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB834.53	$2.52 KES326.23	-53.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB351.02	$1.60 KES207.28	-29.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB886.79	$2.57 KES332.87	-55.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB473.48	$1.08 KES139.60	-64.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB66.40	$0.40 KES51.88	-7.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB162.78	$0.69 KES89.87	-34.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB62.30	$0.32 KES41.21	-21.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB42.45	$0.30 KES38.21	+7.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB139.43	$0.37 KES47.67	-59.4%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 86.8% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB740.52	$5.40 KES698.69	+12.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	$26.41 KES3,419.10	+120.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	$19,331.14 KES2,502,416.20	-64.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB556.29	$13.74 KES1,778.12	+280.0%
Average			+86.8%

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pay 75.5% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Kenya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	$37.35 KES4,834.47	-71.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	$194.00 KES25,113.52	-76.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	$131.26 KES16,990.97	-74.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	$24.47 KES3,167.26	-79.9%
Average			-75.5%

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pay 3.9% more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	$172.28 KES22,301.68	+83.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	$7,439.34 KES963,022.59	-75.4%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 40.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB138.50	$2.03 KES262.67	+125.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB167.35	$2.28 KES294.98	+109.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB784.81	$2.80 KES362.51	-45.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	$29.27 KES3,788.44	-52.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB577.06	$6.10 KES790.23	+62.8%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 70.1% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Kenya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	$12.46 KES1,612.32	-72.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	$20.02 KES2,592.06	-73.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	$34.44 KES4,457.72	-63.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	$32.93 KES4,262.80	-71.4%
Average			-70.1%

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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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