Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 2.7 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES399.73
|
$9.42
₡4,732
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES518.99
|
$8.16
₡4,102
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES65.13
|
$1.73
₡868
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.73
|
$1.50
₡756
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES57.35
|
$1.87
₡940
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES435.92
|
$4.15
₡2,086
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES345.73
|
$6.45
₡3,242
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES189.47
|
$2.63
₡1,322
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES299.13
|
$3.92
₡1,969
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES76.70
|
$1.85
₡928
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.79
|
$0.66
₡332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES85.80
|
$1.26
₡631
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.98
|
$0.97
₡485
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.78
|
$0.92
₡464
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.52
|
$1.08
₡543
|
|
pay 71.5% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES515.63
|
$5.58
₡2,806
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,329.41
|
$44.09
₡22,156
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,271,246.94
|
$25,829.98
₡12,980,676
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,296.90
|
$13.39
₡6,727
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,206.38
|
$53.15
₡26,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,512.37
|
$813.71
₡408,925
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,426.53
|
$522.16
₡262,410
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,158.22
|
$64.83
₡32,580
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Kenya
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,869.77
|
$366.72
₡184,291
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES694,058.44
|
$8,358.53
₡4,200,519
|
|
pay 90.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES235.20
|
$2.88
₡1,448
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES178.46
|
$2.93
₡1,470
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES234.17
|
$4.48
₡2,253
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,353.42
|
$55.95
₡28,118
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES639.76
|
$7.18
₡3,607
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,585.58
|
$66.61
₡33,473
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,624.61
|
$44.99
₡22,612
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,429.72
|
$101.09
₡50,804
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,545.42
|
$77.50
₡38,946
|
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