Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 20.5% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Iran, you would:
pay 26.9% less for restaurants
Iran
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
$3.01
KES394.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
$0.49
KES64.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
$0.45
KES59.00
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
Iran
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
$3.28
KES430.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
$2.60
KES341.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
$2.25
KES295.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
$0.58
KES75.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
$0.44
KES58.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
$0.65
KES84.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
$0.37
KES48.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
$0.26
KES34.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
$0.33
KES42.99
|
|
pay 90.6% more for transportation
Iran
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
$3.88
KES509.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
|
pay 36.0% less for housing
Iran
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
|
pay 17.9% more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
$1.77
KES232.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
$1.34
KES176.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
$4.82
KES632.01
|
|
pay 75.2% less for clothing
Iran
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
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