Cost of living comparison
Russia is 70.6% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Russia instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 60.3% more for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES446.01
|
$7.74
₽758.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES579.07
|
$4.69
₽459.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES72.67
|
$0.85
₽83.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES66.64
|
$0.41
₽40.15
|
|
pay 24.2% more for groceries
|
Kenya
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES63.99
|
$0.54
₽52.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES486.38
|
$4.40
₽431.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES385.76
|
$3.48
₽340.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES211.41
|
$1.27
₽124.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES333.76
|
$1.79
₽175.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES85.58
|
$0.62
₽60.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES65.59
|
$0.56
₽54.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES95.73
|
$0.66
₽64.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES54.65
|
$1.03
₽100.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES38.80
|
$0.30
₽29.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES48.56
|
$0.25
₽24.79
|
|
pay 20.4% more for transportation
|
Kenya
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES575.33
|
$2.37
₽232.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,830.65
|
$19.36
₽1,896.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,418,424.99
|
$31,226.85
₽3,060,231.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,447.05
|
$3.41
₽333.94
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Kenya
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,693.37
|
$6.56
₽643.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES21,771.40
|
$310.33
₽30,412.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES16,096.75
|
$214.38
₽21,008.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,408.08
|
$69.84
₽6,844.81
|
|
pay 31.6% more for childcare
|
Kenya
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES18,822.86
|
$220.41
₽21,600.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES774,412.76
|
$4,693.93
₽460,004.87
|
|
pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES262.43
|
$1.55
₽152.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES199.13
|
$1.73
₽169.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES261.28
|
$2.23
₽218.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,857.43
|
$31.55
₽3,092.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES713.83
|
$4.06
₽398.02
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
|
Kenya
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,769.15
|
$62.85
₽6,159.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,928.47
|
$39.44
₽3,865.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,826.79
|
$79.13
₽7,755.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,955.89
|
$85.30
₽8,359.62
|
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