Cost of living comparison

Kenya

compared to

District of Columbia, USA

District of Columbia vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

District of Columbia is 4.7 times more expensive than Kenya overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.1 times more in District of Columbia
Groceries: pay 3.4 times more in District of Columbia
Transportation: pay 56.5% more in District of Columbia
Housing: pay 10.4 times more in District of Columbia
Childcare: pay 8.8 times more in District of Columbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in District of Columbia
Clothing: pay 3.2 times more in District of Columbia

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in District of Columbia are more expensive than in Kenya. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in District of Columbia.

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District of Columbia vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

If you lived in District of Columbia instead of Kenya, you would:

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pay 4.1 times more for restaurants

	Kenya	District of Columbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.96 KES513.81	$28.00	+607.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.49 KES842.08	$12.00	+84.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 KES74.64	$3.17	+450.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 KES73.50	$2.64	+365.5%
Average			+313.6%

Kenya vs. District of Columbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.4 times more for groceries

	Kenya	District of Columbia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 KES73.38	$4.11	+626.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 KES654.07	$8.53	+69.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.81 KES364.50	$4.95	+76.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 KES218.44	$5.64	+235.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.61 KES338.09	$7.63	+192.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.14 KES147.75	$3.17	+178.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.42 KES55.09	$1.06	+150.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 KES81.85	$2.27	+260.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 KES43.54	$2.64	+686.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 KES42.99	$1.29	+289.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 KES45.50	$1.73	+392.4%
Average			+244.2%

Kenya vs. District of Columbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 56.5% more for transportation

	Kenya	District of Columbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.72 KES742.41	$4.19	-26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.03 KES3,896.40	$120.00	+299.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,967.15 KES3M	$36,375.00	+82.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.32 KES1,598.52	$16.73	+35.8%
Average			+56.5%

Kenya vs. District of Columbia - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.4 times more for housing

	Kenya	District of Columbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.50 KES4,347.14	$77.77	+132.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.27 KES27,025.43	$2,717.33	+1204.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.35 KES21,195.68	$2,228.89	+1264.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.61 KES4,490.62	$161.22	+365.9%
Average			+944.1%

Kenya vs. District of Columbia - Cost of housing

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pay 8.8 times more for childcare

	Kenya	District of Columbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.67 KES21,757.09	$3,221.33	+1821.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,284.02 KES1M	$41,506.00	+303.6%
Average			+780.6%

Kenya vs. District of Columbia - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kenya	District of Columbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 KES278.31	$9.00	+319.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.44 KES316.97	$6.15	+151.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.21 KES417.11	$13.94	+333.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.05 KES4,158.65	$114.30	+256.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.52 KES1,106.12	$18.00	+111.2%
Average			+207.4%

Kenya vs. District of Columbia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

	Kenya	District of Columbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.22 KES2,105.20	$71.42	+340.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.38 KES2,645.16	$44.11	+116.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$35.38 KES4,590.56	$104.50	+195.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.71 KES4,633.90	$125.16	+250.5%
Average			+215.1%

Kenya vs. District of Columbia - Cost of clothing

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