Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 4.7 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Guernsey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES382.80
|
$18.79
£15.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES497.00
|
$8.69
£6.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES62.37
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES57.20
|
$1.63
£1.31
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES54.92
|
$2.05
£1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES417.45
|
$5.70
£4.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES331.09
|
$6.94
£5.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES181.44
|
$4.80
£3.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES286.46
|
$3.13
£2.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES73.45
|
$2.71
£2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES56.30
|
$2.68
£2.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES82.16
|
$1.67
£1.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES46.91
|
$1.95
£1.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES33.30
|
$1.11
£0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES41.68
|
$0.82
£0.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Kenya
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES493.79
|
$6.41
£5.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,146.01
|
$50.62
£40.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,217,395.81
|
$28,537.25
£22,908.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,241.97
|
$24.01
£19.28
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,028.19
|
$62.19
£49.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES18,685.81
|
$1,570.37
£1,260.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES13,815.41
|
$1,409.56
£1,131.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,066.79
|
$147.13
£118.11
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Kenya
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,155.15
|
$1,425.66
£1,144.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES664,657.52
|
$16,919.68
£13,582.48
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES225.24
|
$5.68
£4.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES170.90
|
$3.84
£3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES224.25
|
$9.76
£7.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,169.00
|
$74.46
£59.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES612.66
|
$9.24
£7.42
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,518.41
|
$90.66
£72.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,513.43
|
$37.47
£30.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,284.43
|
$85.36
£68.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,395.23
|
$101.62
£81.58
|
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