Cost of living comparison
India is 27.1% cheaper than Kenya overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 37.1% less in India
- Groceries
-
pay 29.5% less in India
- Transportation
-
pay 44.5% less in India
- Housing
-
pay 22.6% less in India
- Childcare
-
pay 67.7% less in India
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 21.2% less in India
- Clothing
-
pay 33.1% more in India
Expenses including childcare, transportation, restaurants, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in India.
If you lived in India instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 37.1% less for restaurants
Kenya
|
India
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
KES419.51
|
$2.40
₹207.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
KES728.82
|
$3.90
₹337.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KES71.03
|
$0.40
₹34.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES58.76
|
$0.17
₹14.38
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
Kenya
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES64.80
|
$0.46
₹39.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.85
KES497.83
|
$2.54
₹219.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.73
KES352.54
|
$2.56
₹221.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
KES205.21
|
$0.94
₹81.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
KES284.09
|
$1.37
₹118.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
KES142.46
|
$0.88
₹76.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES56.79
|
$0.32
₹28.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
KES84.92
|
$0.48
₹41.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES42.00
|
$0.24
₹20.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
KES38.90
|
$0.16
₹14.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
KES51.06
|
$0.19
₹16.24
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
Kenya
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
KES730.30
|
$4.62
₹399.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.71
KES4,225.29
|
$10.12
₹876.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,627.25
KES2,147,702.71
|
$13,525.56
₹1,170,793.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.53
KES1,360.46
|
$2.94
₹254.38
|
|
pay 22.6% less for housing
Kenya
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.26
KES4,941.47
|
$7.39
₹639.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.35
KES22,649.70
|
$138.05
₹11,950.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.93
KES12,907.24
|
$90.33
₹7,819.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.70
KES3,190.79
|
$29.97
₹2,594.14
|
|
pay 67.7% less for childcare
Kenya
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.79
KES17,540.29
|
$55.73
₹4,823.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,611.54
KES853,996.93
|
$1,565.54
₹135,515.49
|
|
pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
KES257.40
|
$1.84
₹158.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
KES279.27
|
$1.59
₹137.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KES378.27
|
$3.59
₹310.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.98
KES3,743.56
|
$15.33
₹1,327.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
KES817.70
|
$3.35
₹290.18
|
|
pay 33.1% more for clothing
Kenya
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.19
KES1,574.38
|
$24.02
₹2,079.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.75
KES2,551.06
|
$25.36
₹2,195.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.28
KES4,557.44
|
$41.62
₹3,602.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.91
KES4,509.18
|
$31.12
₹2,693.50
|
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