Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 0.4% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 20.7% less for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
₸2,942.57
|
$3.01
KES382.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₸2,187.96
|
$3.91
KES497.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
₸271.85
|
$0.49
KES62.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₸181.84
|
$0.45
KES57.20
|
|
pay 1.3% less for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
₸156.06
|
$0.43
KES54.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
₸1,707.66
|
$3.28
KES417.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
₸1,595.00
|
$2.60
KES331.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
₸560.84
|
$1.43
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₸815.44
|
$2.25
KES286.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
₸262.89
|
$0.58
KES73.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₸339.79
|
$0.44
KES56.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₸343.62
|
$0.65
KES82.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸363.37
|
$0.37
KES46.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₸104.79
|
$0.26
KES33.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸88.59
|
$0.33
KES41.68
|
|
pay 82.8% more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
₸714.63
|
$3.88
KES493.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
₸6,066.04
|
$32.60
KES4,146.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
₸7,900,257.60
|
$9,571.02
KES1,217,395.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
₸2,270.79
|
$9.76
KES1,241.97
|
|
pay 4.5% more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
₸5,203.09
|
$31.67
KES4,028.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
₸141,115.73
|
$146.91
KES18,685.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
₸87,331.49
|
$108.62
KES13,815.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
₸17,082.74
|
$16.25
KES2,066.79
|
|
pay 17.4% less for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
₸64,843.23
|
$127.01
KES16,155.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
₸3,024,505.77
|
$5,225.46
KES664,657.52
|
|
pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
₸447.21
|
$1.77
KES225.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
₸725.46
|
$1.34
KES170.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
₸648.38
|
$1.76
KES224.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
₸14,229.97
|
$32.78
KES4,169.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
₸1,901.29
|
$4.82
KES612.66
|
|
pay 65.1% less for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
₸30,753.33
|
$11.94
KES1,518.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
₸16,008.87
|
$19.76
KES2,513.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
₸33,400.86
|
$25.82
KES3,284.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
₸37,100.85
|
$26.69
KES3,395.23
|
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