Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.7 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Italy instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
KES420.61
|
$16.15
€15.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
KES730.73
|
$10.06
€9.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KES71.21
|
$2.55
€2.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES58.91
|
$1.22
€1.15
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Kenya
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES64.97
|
$2.04
€1.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.85
KES499.14
|
$6.83
€6.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.73
KES353.46
|
$5.53
€5.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
KES205.75
|
$3.41
€3.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
KES284.84
|
$5.05
€4.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
KES142.83
|
$0.97
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES56.94
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
KES85.15
|
$1.04
€0.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES42.11
|
$1.31
€1.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
KES39.00
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
KES51.20
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 49.4% more for transportation
|
Kenya
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
KES732.22
|
$7.22
€6.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.71
KES4,236.37
|
$38.81
€36.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,627.25
KES2,153,332.76
|
$28,223.13
€26,680.96
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.53
KES1,364.03
|
$19.13
€18.08
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Kenya
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.26
KES4,954.42
|
$28.87
€27.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.35
KES22,709.07
|
$656.19
€620.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.93
KES12,941.07
|
$511.91
€483.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.70
KES3,199.16
|
$150.39
€142.17
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Kenya
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.79
KES17,586.27
|
$508.72
€480.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,611.54
KES856,235.62
|
$9,465.55
€8,948.33
|
|
pay 73.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
KES258.07
|
$5.01
€4.74
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
KES280.00
|
$1.69
€1.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KES379.27
|
$6.20
€5.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.98
KES3,753.38
|
$52.12
€49.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
KES819.84
|
$9.39
€8.88
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
|
Kenya
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.19
KES1,578.51
|
$78.41
€74.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.75
KES2,557.75
|
$33.87
€32.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.28
KES4,569.39
|
$86.07
€81.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.91
KES4,521.00
|
$115.43
€109.12
|
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