Cost of living comparison
California is 5.0 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in California instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
California
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES396.73
|
$19.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES743.70
|
$11.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES77.79
|
$2.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES61.30
|
$2.23
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES64.82
|
$4.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES551.59
|
$6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES368.69
|
$4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES208.92
|
$4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES298.54
|
$5.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES130.18
|
$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.49
|
$0.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES77.66
|
$1.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES42.97
|
$2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES37.59
|
$1.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES48.82
|
$1.45
|
|
pay 73.0% more for transportation
Kenya
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES726.48
|
$4.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,327.91
|
$67.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,188,119.89
|
$29,950.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,146.01
|
$20.46
|
|
pay 10.3 times more for housing
Kenya
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,053.65
|
$69.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES23,791.42
|
$2,333.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,542.15
|
$2,022.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,580.86
|
$178.08
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for childcare
Kenya
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,547.46
|
$1,629.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES797,360.93
|
$29,739.09
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES250.45
|
$7.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES273.64
|
$5.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES343.10
|
$10.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,894.17
|
$68.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES744.06
|
$14.08
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,720.25
|
$52.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,648.31
|
$41.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,872.84
|
$84.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,063.81
|
$115.90
|
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