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Kyrgyzstan vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Kyrgyzstan is 12.6% more expensive than Kenya overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.8% more in Kyrgyzstan
Groceries: pay 1.5% more in Kyrgyzstan
Transportation: pay 29.5% less in Kyrgyzstan
Housing: pay 35.8% more in Kyrgyzstan
Childcare: pay 26.8% less in Kyrgyzstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.8% less in Kyrgyzstan
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Kyrgyzstan

The cost of clothing, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Kyrgyzstan are more expensive than in Kenya. Expenses including transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kyrgyzstan. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyzstan vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Kenya, you would:

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pay 16.8% more for restaurants

	Kenya	Kyrgyzstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.74 KES484.15	$4.96 KGS433.33	+32.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES798.62	$7.15 KGS625.00	+15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KES69.44	$0.71 KGS62.22	+32.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 KES57.53	$0.38 KGS33.53	-13.7%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 1.5% more for groceries

	Kenya	Kyrgyzstan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 KES70.01	$0.35 KGS30.46	-35.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 KES565.28	$3.45 KGS301.80	-21.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.52 KES326.23	$3.57 KGS312.24	+41.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 KES207.28	$1.61 KGS141.14	+0.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.57 KES332.87	$1.85 KGS161.84	-28.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 KES139.60	$0.35 KGS30.30	-67.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 KES51.88	$0.71 KGS61.66	+75.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 KES89.87	$0.97 KGS84.93	+39.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 KES41.21	$0.53 KGS46.49	+67.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 KES38.21	$0.26 KGS22.44	-13.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 KES47.67	$0.21 KGS18.43	-42.8%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 29.5% less for transportation

	Kenya	Kyrgyzstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.69	$3.09 KGS270.13	-42.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.41 KES3,419.10	$11.84 KGS1,035.00	-55.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,331.14 KES2,502,416.20	$30,303.03 KGS2,650,000.00	+56.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.74 KES1,778.12	$3.17 KGS277.00	-76.9%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 35.8% more for housing

	Kenya	Kyrgyzstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.35 KES4,834.47	$9.52 KGS832.78	-74.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$194.00 KES25,113.52	$365.69 KGS31,979.79	+88.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$131.26 KES16,990.97	$261.21 KGS22,842.84	+99.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.47 KES3,167.26	$31.84 KGS2,784.30	+30.1%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 26.8% less for childcare

	Kenya	Kyrgyzstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$172.28 KES22,301.68	$169.45 KGS14,818.18	-1.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,439.34 KES963,022.59	$3,568.00 KGS312,021.88	-52.0%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Kenya	Kyrgyzstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 KES262.67	$1.30 KGS113.33	-36.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 KES294.98	$1.98 KGS173.21	-13.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.80 KES362.51	$1.89 KGS165.00	-32.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.27 KES3,788.44	$36.68 KGS3,207.94	+25.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.10 KES790.23	$4.12 KGS360.00	-32.6%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Kenya	Kyrgyzstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.46 KES1,612.32	$29.45 KGS2,575.00	+136.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.02 KES2,592.06	$37.03 KGS3,238.46	+84.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.44 KES4,457.72	$76.65 KGS6,702.94	+122.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.93 KES4,262.80	$61.94 KGS5,416.67	+88.1%
Average			+108.0%

Kenya vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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