Cost of living comparison
New York is 3.7 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in New York instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
KES396.66
|
$16.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
KES611.61
|
$8.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
KES53.30
|
$2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
KES46.16
|
$1.70
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Kenya
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES49.50
|
$3.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.77
KES702.79
|
$5.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.50
KES259.81
|
$3.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
KES171.25
|
$2.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KES303.31
|
$4.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
KES79.03
|
$2.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
KES68.49
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
KES70.64
|
$1.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
KES45.00
|
$2.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
KES36.48
|
$1.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
KES41.04
|
$1.36
|
|
pay 84.5% more for transportation
|
Kenya
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
KES408.07
|
$2.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.33
KES3,250.92
|
$113.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,832.41
KES1,331,361.20
|
$24,635.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.48
KES1,605.63
|
$18.17
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for housing
|
Kenya
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.71
KES3,601.08
|
$68.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$181.91
KES18,872.87
|
$1,581.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$113.27
KES11,752.02
|
$1,325.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.16
KES2,298.97
|
$130.38
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
|
Kenya
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.65
KES14,280.90
|
$1,060.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,146.31
KES533,929.80
|
$15,637.30
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
KES222.05
|
$5.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
KES227.72
|
$4.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
KES173.92
|
$11.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.99
KES5,082.46
|
$43.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.57
KES577.46
|
$13.57
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Kenya
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.65
KES2,038.93
|
$44.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.65
KES2,453.84
|
$36.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$37.96
KES3,938.67
|
$74.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.57
KES3,689.89
|
$92.01
|
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