Cost of living comparison
Italy is 3.1 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Italy instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES443.45
|
$15.74
€14.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES575.75
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES72.26
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES66.26
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Kenya
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES63.62
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES483.60
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES383.55
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES210.19
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES331.85
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES85.09
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES65.22
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES95.18
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES54.34
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES38.58
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES48.28
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 96.5% more for transportation
|
Kenya
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES572.03
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,802.94
|
$38.40
€36.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,410,289.62
|
$25,887.08
€24,275.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,438.75
|
$18.65
€17.49
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Kenya
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,666.45
|
$30.75
€28.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES21,646.53
|
$608.10
€570.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES16,004.43
|
$488.80
€458.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,394.27
|
$151.72
€142.27
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Kenya
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES18,714.90
|
$459.30
€430.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES769,971.12
|
$9,604.44
€9,006.56
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES260.93
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES197.98
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES259.78
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,829.57
|
$51.79
€48.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES709.74
|
$9.32
€8.74
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
|
Kenya
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,759.00
|
$80.37
€75.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,911.67
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,804.84
|
$89.56
€83.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,933.20
|
$114.84
€107.69
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