Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 66.8% cheaper than Guam.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Guam, you would:
pay 68.7% less for restaurants
Guam
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
|
$3.01
KES394.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
|
$0.49
KES64.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
|
$0.45
KES59.00
|
|
pay 73.9% less for groceries
Guam
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.76
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.56
|
$3.28
KES430.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.69
|
$2.60
KES341.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.41
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
|
$2.25
KES295.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.81
|
$0.58
KES75.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$0.44
KES58.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$6.63
|
$0.65
KES84.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.66
|
$0.37
KES48.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$0.26
KES34.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$0.33
KES42.99
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
Guam
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
|
$3.88
KES509.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.41
|
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
|
pay 86.6% less for housing
Guam
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.27
|
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,304.42
|
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,073.96
|
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$283.31
|
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
|
pay 62.0% less for childcare
Guam
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.08
|
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,850.00
|
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
|
pay 67.8% less for entertainment and sports
Guam
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.48
|
$1.77
KES232.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
|
$1.34
KES176.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.09
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$115.38
|
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
|
$4.82
KES632.01
|
|
pay 68.1% less for clothing
Guam
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.17
|
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.75
|
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.17
|
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
|
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
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