Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 2.5 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Lithuania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES399.73
|
$9.60
€8.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES518.99
|
$6.46
€6.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES65.13
|
$1.64
€1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.73
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
pay 60.4% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES57.35
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES435.92
|
$4.50
€4.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES345.73
|
$5.00
€4.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES189.47
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES299.13
|
$2.81
€2.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES76.70
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.79
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES85.80
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.98
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.78
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.52
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 43.0% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES515.63
|
$6.57
€6.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,329.41
|
$30.24
€28.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,271,246.94
|
$23,112.58
€21,607.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,296.90
|
$6.67
€6.23
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,206.38
|
$13.14
€12.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,512.37
|
$411.89
€385.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,426.53
|
$288.97
€270.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,158.22
|
$146.55
€137.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Kenya
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,869.77
|
$398.36
€372.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES694,058.44
|
$6,476.89
€6,055.15
|
|
pay 89.3% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES235.20
|
$3.77
€3.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES178.46
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES234.17
|
$4.68
€4.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,353.42
|
$35.04
€32.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES639.76
|
$7.90
€7.38
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,585.58
|
$78.17
€73.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,624.61
|
$43.64
€40.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,429.72
|
$78.57
€73.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,545.42
|
$115.33
€107.82
|
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