Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 3.3% cheaper than Guyana.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 47.7% less for restaurants
Guyana
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,486
|
$3.01
KES413.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,486
|
$3.91
KES537.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$250
|
$0.49
KES67.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$134
|
$0.45
KES61.85
|
|
pay 53.8% less for groceries
Guyana
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$313
|
$0.43
KES59.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,024
|
$3.28
KES451.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,680
|
$2.60
KES358.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$608
|
$1.43
KES196.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$523
|
$2.25
KES309.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$481
|
$0.58
KES79.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$216
|
$0.44
KES60.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$310
|
$0.65
KES88.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$0.37
KES50.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$132
|
$0.26
KES36.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.33
KES45.07
|
|
pay 22.9% less for transportation
Guyana
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$791
|
$3.88
KES533.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,932
|
$32.60
KES4,483.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,268,164
|
$9,571.02
KES1,316,415.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,457
|
$9.76
KES1,342.98
|
|
pay 58.0% less for housing
Guyana
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,478
|
$31.67
KES4,355.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,514
|
$146.91
KES20,205.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,970
|
$108.62
KES14,939.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,707
|
$16.25
KES2,234.90
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Guyana
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,807
|
$127.01
KES17,469.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$200,051
|
$5,225.46
KES718,719.10
|
|
pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$495
|
$1.77
KES243.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$718
|
$1.34
KES184.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$495
|
$1.76
KES242.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,942
|
$32.78
KES4,508.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,287
|
$4.82
KES662.50
|
|
pay 58.2% less for clothing
Guyana
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,529
|
$11.94
KES1,641.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,738
|
$19.76
KES2,717.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,855
|
$25.82
KES3,551.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$13,040
|
$26.69
KES3,671.39
|
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