Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.5 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Greece instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES397.22
|
$14.81
€13.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES744.61
|
$9.01
€8.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES77.89
|
$1.97
€1.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES61.37
|
$0.63
€0.57
|
|
pay 83.4% more for groceries
|
Kenya
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES64.90
|
$1.36
€1.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES552.26
|
$6.52
€5.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES369.14
|
$6.06
€5.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES209.17
|
$4.09
€3.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES298.91
|
$4.27
€3.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES130.34
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.56
|
$0.82
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES77.75
|
$0.57
€0.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.02
|
$0.86
€0.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES37.64
|
$0.51
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES48.88
|
$0.54
€0.48
|
|
pay 47.4% more for transportation
|
Kenya
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES727.37
|
$7.81
€7.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,333.20
|
$41.23
€37.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,190,794.05
|
$27,791.92
€25,127.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,147.41
|
$14.64
€13.24
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Kenya
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,059.82
|
$31.73
€28.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES23,820.49
|
$529.13
€478.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,559.93
|
$406.38
€367.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,584.01
|
$178.34
€161.24
|
|
pay 99.1% more for childcare
|
Kenya
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,566.46
|
$350.75
€317.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES798,335.41
|
$6,658.30
€6,019.89
|
|
pay 75.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES250.76
|
$4.23
€3.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES273.98
|
$3.51
€3.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES343.52
|
$4.98
€4.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,898.93
|
$46.53
€42.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES744.97
|
$8.93
€8.07
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
|
Kenya
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,722.35
|
$83.80
€75.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,651.55
|
$41.12
€37.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,877.58
|
$86.78
€78.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,070.00
|
$96.32
€87.08
|
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