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
KES397.99
|
$14.81
€13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES746.05
|
$9.01
€8.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES78.04
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES61.49
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
pay 83.4% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES65.02
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES553.33
|
$6.52
€6.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES369.86
|
$6.06
€5.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES209.58
|
$4.09
€3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES299.49
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES130.60
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.66
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES77.90
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.10
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES37.71
|
$0.51
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES48.98
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 47.4% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES728.78
|
$7.81
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,341.60
|
$41.23
€38.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,195,039.78
|
$27,791.92
€25,924.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,149.63
|
$14.64
€13.66
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,069.63
|
$31.73
€29.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES23,866.66
|
$529.13
€493.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,588.14
|
$406.38
€379.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,589.02
|
$178.34
€166.36
|
|
pay 99.1% more for childcare
Kenya
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,596.63
|
$350.75
€327.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES799,882.57
|
$6,658.30
€6,211.00
|
|
pay 75.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES251.25
|
$4.23
€3.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES274.51
|
$3.51
€3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES344.18
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,906.48
|
$46.53
€43.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES746.41
|
$8.93
€8.33
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,725.69
|
$83.80
€78.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,656.69
|
$41.12
€38.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,885.09
|
$86.78
€80.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,079.83
|
$96.32
€89.85
|
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