Cost of living comparison
France is 3.6 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in France instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES382.80
|
$16.13
€15.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES497.00
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES62.37
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES57.20
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES54.92
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES417.45
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES331.09
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES181.44
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES286.46
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES73.45
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES56.30
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES82.16
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES46.91
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES33.30
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES41.68
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Kenya
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES493.79
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,146.01
|
$52.45
€49.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,217,395.81
|
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,241.97
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Kenya
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,028.19
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES18,685.81
|
$760.64
€713.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES13,815.41
|
$610.71
€573.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,066.79
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Kenya
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,155.15
|
$674.24
€632.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES664,657.52
|
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES225.24
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES170.90
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES224.25
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,169.00
|
$37.98
€35.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES612.66
|
$11.22
€10.53
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,518.41
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,513.43
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,284.43
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,395.23
|
$122.71
€115.13
|
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