Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 66.9% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 68.2% more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES394.89
|
$4.96
R$25.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
$6.29
R$32.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.34
|
$1.02
R$5.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.00
|
$0.63
R$3.26
|
|
pay 47.2% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
$1.39
R$7.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES430.63
|
$4.04
R$21.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES341.54
|
$3.80
R$19.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
$1.92
R$9.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES295.50
|
$1.81
R$9.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES75.77
|
$0.74
R$3.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.08
|
$0.49
R$2.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES84.76
|
$0.44
R$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.39
|
$0.70
R$3.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.36
|
$0.47
R$2.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES42.99
|
$0.45
R$2.35
|
|
pay 35.1% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES509.38
|
$4.69
R$24.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
$43.51
R$226.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
$19,854.65
R$103,305.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
$7.69
R$40.03
|
|
pay 95.7% more for housing
Kenya
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
$19.91
R$103.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
$281.83
R$1,466.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
$182.14
R$947.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
$58.55
R$304.64
|
|
pay 54.5% more for childcare
Kenya
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
$251.18
R$1,306.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
$5,814.17
R$30,251.73
|
|
pay 6.1% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES232.35
|
$1.62
R$8.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES176.30
|
$1.57
R$8.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
$2.32
R$12.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
$23.14
R$120.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES632.01
|
$5.80
R$30.16
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
$43.10
R$224.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
$40.84
R$212.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
$70.61
R$367.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
$54.94
R$285.86
|
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