Cost of living comparison
Romania is 87.6% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Romania instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES397.99
|
$8.50
RON39.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES746.05
|
$6.39
RON29.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES78.04
|
$1.73
RON8.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES61.49
|
$1.42
RON6.61
|
|
pay 45.9% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES65.02
|
$1.09
RON5.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES553.33
|
$3.76
RON17.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES369.86
|
$5.57
RON25.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES209.58
|
$2.98
RON13.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES299.49
|
$2.73
RON12.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES130.60
|
$0.47
RON2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.66
|
$0.67
RON3.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES77.90
|
$0.64
RON2.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.10
|
$0.84
RON3.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES37.71
|
$0.37
RON1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES48.98
|
$0.41
RON1.92
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
Kenya
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES728.78
|
$5.68
RON26.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,341.60
|
$19.80
RON91.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,195,039.78
|
$25,308.53
RON117,532.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,149.63
|
$6.26
RON29.08
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,069.63
|
$8.81
RON40.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES23,866.66
|
$370.46
RON1,720.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,588.14
|
$263.66
RON1,224.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,589.02
|
$101.60
RON471.83
|
|
pay 98.8% more for childcare
Kenya
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,596.63
|
$363.62
RON1,688.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES799,882.57
|
$5,956.82
RON27,663.45
|
|
pay 27.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES251.25
|
$2.02
RON9.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES274.51
|
$2.17
RON10.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES344.18
|
$5.28
RON24.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,906.48
|
$37.57
RON174.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES746.41
|
$6.14
RON28.53
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,725.69
|
$59.54
RON276.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,656.69
|
$34.40
RON159.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,885.09
|
$69.71
RON323.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,079.83
|
$80.78
RON375.13
|
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