Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 61.3% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Germany, you would:
pay 74.4% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.99
|
$3.01
KES413.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.81
|
$3.91
KES537.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.47
|
$0.49
KES67.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.21
|
$0.45
KES61.84
|
|
pay 48.8% less for groceries
|
Germany
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$0.43
KES59.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.30
|
$3.28
KES451.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.94
|
$2.60
KES357.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
$1.43
KES196.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.64
|
$2.25
KES309.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.58
KES79.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.44
KES60.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.65
KES88.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.37
KES50.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.26
KES36.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.33
KES45.06
|
|
pay 57.2% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.76
|
$3.88
KES533.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.58
|
$32.60
KES4,482.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,248.58
|
$9,571.02
KES1,316,199.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.45
|
$9.76
KES1,342.76
|
|
pay 67.6% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.41
|
$31.67
KES4,355.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€709.14
|
$146.91
KES20,202.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€539.44
|
$108.62
KES14,936.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€188.71
|
$16.25
KES2,234.53
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€304.08
|
$127.01
KES17,466.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,098.82
|
$5,225.46
KES718,600.95
|
|
pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.78
|
$1.77
KES243.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.05
|
$1.34
KES184.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.49
|
$1.76
KES242.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.46
|
$32.78
KES4,507.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.27
|
$4.82
KES662.39
|
|
pay 70.7% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.41
|
$11.94
KES1,641.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.97
|
$19.76
KES2,717.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.51
|
$25.82
KES3,550.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.92
|
$26.69
KES3,670.79
|
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