Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 49.2% cheaper than Italy overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 66.2% less in Kenya
- Groceries
-
pay 48.2% less in Kenya
- Transportation
-
pay 30.9% less in Kenya
- Housing
-
pay 51.2% less in Kenya
- Childcare
-
pay 51.8% less in Kenya
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 32.4% less in Kenya
- Clothing
-
pay 63.8% less in Kenya
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, childcare, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kenya.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Italy, you would:
pay 66.2% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€14.01
|
$3.25
KES419.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€8.73
|
$5.64
KES729.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.21
|
$0.55
KES71.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.06
|
$0.45
KES58.77
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.77
|
$0.50
KES64.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€5.93
|
$3.85
KES497.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€4.80
|
$2.73
KES352.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€2.96
|
$1.59
KES205.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.38
|
$2.20
KES284.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.84
|
$1.10
KES142.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.74
|
$0.44
KES56.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.90
|
$0.66
KES84.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.14
|
$0.33
KES42.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.66
|
$0.30
KES38.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.62
|
$0.40
KES51.08
|
|
pay 30.9% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.27
|
$5.65
KES730.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€33.67
|
$32.71
KES4,226.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€24,489.69
|
$16,627.25
KES2,148,240.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€16.60
|
$10.53
KES1,360.80
|
|
pay 51.2% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€25.05
|
$38.26
KES4,942.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€569.38
|
$175.35
KES22,655.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€444.19
|
$99.93
KES12,910.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€130.50
|
$24.70
KES3,191.59
|
|
pay 51.8% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€441.43
|
$135.79
KES17,544.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,213.42
|
$6,611.54
KES854,210.80
|
|
pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.35
|
$1.99
KES257.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.46
|
$2.16
KES279.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.38
|
$2.93
KES378.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€45.22
|
$28.98
KES3,744.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.15
|
$6.33
KES817.90
|
|
pay 63.8% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€68.04
|
$12.19
KES1,574.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€29.39
|
$19.75
KES2,551.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€74.68
|
$35.28
KES4,558.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€100.16
|
$34.91
KES4,510.31
|
|
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