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Kenya vs. Japan Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 40.5% cheaper than Japan overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.4% less in Kenya
Groceries: pay 51.8% less in Kenya
Transportation: pay 23.1% less in Kenya
Housing: pay 49.1% less in Kenya
Childcare: pay 42.8% less in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.3% less in Kenya
Clothing: pay 53.0% less in Kenya

Expenses including clothing, groceries, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Kenya.

Kenya vs. Japan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kenya instead of Japan, you would:

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pay 28.4% less for restaurants

	Japan	Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.60 ¥1,031	$3.74 KES484.15	-43.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 ¥796	$6.17 KES798.62	+21.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 ¥166	$0.54 KES69.44	-49.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ¥119	$0.44 KES57.53	-41.6%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 51.8% less for groceries

	Japan	Kenya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 ¥234	$0.54 KES70.01	-64.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.07 ¥791	$4.37 KES565.28	-13.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.67 ¥885	$2.52 KES326.23	-55.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ¥324	$1.60 KES207.28	-22.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 ¥457	$2.57 KES332.87	-12.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.14 ¥334	$1.08 KES139.60	-49.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 ¥175	$0.40 KES51.88	-64.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 ¥264	$0.69 KES89.87	-59.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.13 ¥333	$0.32 KES41.21	-85.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ¥190	$0.30 KES38.21	-75.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.15 ¥180	$0.37 KES47.67	-68.1%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 23.1% less for transportation

	Japan	Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 ¥686	$5.40 KES698.69	+23.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.14 ¥9,236	$26.41 KES3,419.10	-55.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,599.51 ¥3,529,252	$19,331.14 KES2,502,416.20	-14.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.32 ¥3,955	$13.74 KES1,778.12	-45.8%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 49.1% less for housing

	Japan	Kenya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.91 ¥5,296	$37.35 KES4,834.47	+10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$543.18 ¥84,826	$194.00 KES25,113.52	-64.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.61 ¥55,222	$131.26 KES16,990.97	-62.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.72 ¥18,539	$24.47 KES3,167.26	-79.4%
Average			-49.1%

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pay 42.8% less for childcare

	Japan	Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.89 ¥46,363	$172.28 KES22,301.68	-42.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,159.48 ¥2,055,050	$7,439.34 KES963,022.59	-43.5%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Japan	Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.60 ¥407	$2.03 KES262.67	-22.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 ¥473	$2.28 KES294.98	-24.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.89 ¥607	$2.80 KES362.51	-27.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.54 ¥9,298	$29.27 KES3,788.44	-50.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.46 ¥1,946	$6.10 KES790.23	-51.0%
Average			-35.3%

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pay 53.0% less for clothing

	Japan	Kenya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.79 ¥6,995	$12.46 KES1,612.32	-72.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.04 ¥5,003	$20.02 KES2,592.06	-37.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.37 ¥8,959	$34.44 KES4,457.72	-40.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.37 ¥13,644	$32.93 KES4,262.80	-62.3%
Average			-53.0%

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