Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 56.3% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 64.1% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.19
€13.32
|
$3.01
KES311.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.67
€7.60
|
$5.98
KES620.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.68
|
$0.47
KES48.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
€1.25
|
$0.43
KES44.89
|
|
pay 36.7% less for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.48
|
$0.45
KES46.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.09
€3.58
|
$6.19
KES642.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.86
|
$2.44
KES253.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
€2.50
|
$1.50
KES155.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
€3.38
|
$2.57
KES266.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.00
|
$0.68
KES70.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.76
|
$0.51
KES53.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.99
|
$0.82
KES84.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€0.99
|
$0.49
KES50.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$0.33
KES34.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.52
|
$0.40
KES41.82
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
€6.46
|
$4.09
KES424.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$112.50
€98.65
|
$28.28
KES2,933.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,748.49
€25,209.58
|
$13,511.04
KES1,401,769.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
€13.71
|
$11.33
KES1,174.97
|
|
pay 70.3% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.92
€43.77
|
$38.30
KES3,974.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,102.58
€966.85
|
$170.20
KES17,658.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$985.23
€863.95
|
$114.56
KES11,885.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$128.17
€112.39
|
$19.30
KES2,002.69
|
|
pay 57.2% less for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$785.38
€688.70
|
$134.68
KES13,972.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,032.79
€7,043.96
|
$5,503.89
KES571,028.19
|
|
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
€4.51
|
$2.07
KES214.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€2.94
|
$1.96
KES202.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.72
€12.91
|
$1.69
KES175.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.81
€45.44
|
$35.68
KES3,701.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.48
€9.19
|
$6.04
KES626.52
|
|
pay 63.1% less for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.59
€63.65
|
$14.38
KES1,491.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.98
€31.55
|
$21.57
KES2,238.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.46
€69.68
|
$27.92
KES2,897.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.18
€74.70
|
$27.95
KES2,899.79
|
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