Cost of living comparison
California is 5.1 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in California instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES394.89
|
$19.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
$10.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.34
|
$2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.00
|
$2.01
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
$3.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES430.63
|
$6.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES341.54
|
$4.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
$4.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES295.50
|
$6.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES75.77
|
$2.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.08
|
$0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES84.76
|
$1.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.39
|
$2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.36
|
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES42.99
|
$1.24
|
|
pay 95.3% more for transportation
Kenya
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES509.38
|
$4.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
$68.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
$25,571.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
$17.49
|
|
pay 10.9 times more for housing
Kenya
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
$70.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
$2,161.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
$1,891.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
$151.84
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Kenya
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
$1,413.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
$18,865.17
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES232.35
|
$6.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES176.30
|
$4.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
$9.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
$52.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES632.01
|
$13.37
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
$49.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
$38.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
$81.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
$113.48
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about California or Kenya. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.