Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 5.7 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES396.95
|
$26.69
A$40.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES515.38
|
$10.01
A$15.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.68
|
$2.70
A$4.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.31
|
$2.13
A$3.27
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES56.95
|
$2.29
A$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES432.89
|
$6.42
A$9.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES343.33
|
$6.48
A$9.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES188.15
|
$4.10
A$6.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES297.05
|
$3.63
A$5.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES76.17
|
$1.47
A$2.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.38
|
$1.13
A$1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES85.20
|
$1.60
A$2.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.64
|
$2.47
A$3.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.54
|
$1.17
A$1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.22
|
$0.96
A$1.48
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Kenya
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES512.05
|
$5.45
A$8.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,299.32
|
$100.08
A$153.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,262,410.89
|
$20,016.00
A$30,718.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,287.89
|
$15.93
A$24.45
|
|
pay 9.9 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,177.14
|
$68.64
A$105.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,376.74
|
$1,824.70
A$2,800.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,326.25
|
$1,494.78
A$2,294.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,143.22
|
$183.28
A$281.29
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Kenya
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,752.52
|
$1,686.35
A$2,588.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES689,234.26
|
$14,216.13
A$21,817.49
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES233.57
|
$8.01
A$12.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES177.22
|
$3.74
A$5.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES232.54
|
$23.35
A$35.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,323.16
|
$64.70
A$99.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES635.32
|
$13.34
A$20.48
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,574.56
|
$93.52
A$143.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,606.36
|
$72.72
A$111.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,405.88
|
$134.62
A$206.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,520.78
|
$183.19
A$281.14
|
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