Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 64.7% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
$3.01
KES394.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
$0.49
KES64.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
$0.45
KES59.00
|
|
pay 69.1% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
$3.28
KES430.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
$2.60
KES341.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
$2.25
KES295.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
$0.58
KES75.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$0.44
KES58.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
$0.65
KES84.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
$0.37
KES48.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$0.26
KES34.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
$0.33
KES42.99
|
|
pay 52.2% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
$3.88
KES509.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
|
pay 60.2% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
|
pay 77.9% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
|
pay 69.0% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
$1.77
KES232.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
$1.34
KES176.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
$4.82
KES632.01
|
|
pay 71.4% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
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