Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 4.8 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 5.9 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES398.86
|
$21.99
€20.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES517.85
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.99
|
$3.06
€2.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.60
|
$3.26
€3.04
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES57.22
|
$3.24
€3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES434.96
|
$10.86
€10.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES344.97
|
$5.35
€5.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES189.06
|
$3.77
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES298.48
|
$5.60
€5.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES76.53
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.66
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES85.61
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.88
|
$1.96
€1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.70
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.43
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Kenya
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES514.50
|
$6.74
€6.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,319.92
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,268,460.29
|
$27,893.04
€26,055.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,294.06
|
$31.06
€29.01
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,197.16
|
$55.71
€52.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,469.60
|
$1,774.61
€1,657.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,394.90
|
$1,468.68
€1,371.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,153.49
|
$204.06
€190.61
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Kenya
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,832.79
|
$854.36
€798.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES692,537.03
|
$18,641.72
€17,413.34
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES234.69
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES178.07
|
$3.94
€3.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES233.65
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,343.88
|
$47.17
€44.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES638.36
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,582.10
|
$75.61
€70.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,618.85
|
$39.58
€36.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,422.20
|
$107.51
€100.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,537.65
|
$124.74
€116.52
|
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