Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 29.6% cheaper than Hungary.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 50.7% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
Ft2,725.43
|
$3.01
KES394.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
Ft2,119.16
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
Ft436.07
|
$0.49
KES64.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Ft357.93
|
$0.45
KES59.00
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
Hungary
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
Ft418.55
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
Ft1,875.05
|
$3.28
KES430.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ft1,285.22
|
$2.60
KES341.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
Ft841.90
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
Ft800.43
|
$2.25
KES295.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ft236.06
|
$0.58
KES75.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Ft240.53
|
$0.44
KES58.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
Ft255.89
|
$0.65
KES84.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
Ft513.43
|
$0.37
KES48.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft164.21
|
$0.26
KES34.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.70
|
$0.33
KES42.99
|
|
pay 14.0% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Ft2,025.74
|
$3.88
KES509.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
Ft8,915.99
|
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
Ft8,112,556.78
|
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
Ft3,832.70
|
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
|
pay 18.3% less for housing
Hungary
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
Ft5,050.02
|
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
Ft132,012.32
|
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
Ft103,773.16
|
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
Ft40,920.24
|
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
|
pay 13.7% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
Ft80,777.44
|
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
Ft1,691,471.18
|
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
|
pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
Ft584.24
|
$1.77
KES232.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
Ft631.90
|
$1.34
KES176.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
Ft2,083.17
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
Ft13,644.21
|
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
Ft2,118.62
|
$4.82
KES632.01
|
|
pay 58.2% less for clothing
Hungary
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
Ft21,418.20
|
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
Ft9,795.83
|
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
Ft26,825.33
|
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
Ft27,312.27
|
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
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