Cost of living comparison
Austria is 3.5 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Austria instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES397.65
|
$15.13
€14.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES516.28
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.79
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.42
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES57.05
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES433.64
|
$7.30
€6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES343.93
|
$5.02
€4.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES188.48
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES297.57
|
$5.30
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES76.30
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.48
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES85.35
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.73
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.60
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.29
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Kenya
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES512.94
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,306.83
|
$48.12
€44.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,264,616.28
|
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,290.14
|
$19.81
€18.39
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,184.44
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,410.59
|
$743.38
€690.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,351.28
|
$621.91
€577.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,146.96
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Kenya
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,781.78
|
$416.59
€386.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES690,438.33
|
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES233.97
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES177.53
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES232.94
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,330.71
|
$41.56
€38.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES636.43
|
$12.77
€11.85
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,577.31
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,610.92
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,411.83
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,526.93
|
$110.53
€102.64
|
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