Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 8.1% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 28.7% less for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.27
KZT4,270.69
|
$3.25
KES420.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,117.94
|
$5.64
KES730.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT470.65
|
$0.55
KES71.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT254.50
|
$0.45
KES58.91
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT204.21
|
$0.50
KES64.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,342.52
|
$3.85
KES499.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,092.71
|
$2.73
KES353.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT786.90
|
$1.59
KES205.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,075.96
|
$2.20
KES284.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT302.08
|
$1.10
KES142.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT426.81
|
$0.44
KES56.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT441.74
|
$0.66
KES85.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT425.42
|
$0.33
KES42.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT117.61
|
$0.30
KES39.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT103.23
|
$0.40
KES51.20
|
|
pay 99.0% more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT951.34
|
$5.65
KES732.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,612.35
|
$32.71
KES4,236.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT11,170,210.97
|
$16,627.25
KES2,153,332.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,857.24
|
$10.53
KES1,364.03
|
|
pay 22.3% more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT5,979.15
|
$38.26
KES4,954.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT178,429.54
|
$175.35
KES22,709.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT128,099.89
|
$99.93
KES12,941.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT18,813.28
|
$24.70
KES3,199.16
|
|
pay 7.8% less for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT105,803.73
|
$135.79
KES17,586.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,889,854.77
|
$6,611.54
KES856,235.62
|
|
pay 29.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT616.19
|
$1.99
KES258.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT1,017.67
|
$2.16
KES280.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT998.76
|
$2.93
KES379.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT19,202.85
|
$28.98
KES3,753.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,304.56
|
$6.33
KES819.84
|
|
pay 64.4% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT36,601.88
|
$12.19
KES1,578.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT22,323.96
|
$19.75
KES2,557.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT50,130.85
|
$35.28
KES4,569.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT41,662.34
|
$34.91
KES4,521.00
|
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