Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 70.7% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 70.0% more for restaurants
Kenya
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES394.89
|
$7.74
R149.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
$3.92
R75.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.34
|
$0.87
R16.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.00
|
$0.65
R12.56
|
|
pay 29.6% more for groceries
Kenya
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
$0.82
R15.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES430.63
|
$3.09
R59.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES341.54
|
$3.51
R67.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
$1.71
R33.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES295.50
|
$1.85
R35.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES75.77
|
$0.61
R11.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.08
|
$0.57
R10.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES84.76
|
$0.59
R11.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.39
|
$0.59
R11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.36
|
$0.47
R9.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES42.99
|
$0.47
R8.97
|
|
pay 27.5% more for transportation
Kenya
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES509.38
|
$4.65
R89.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
$40.67
R784.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
$18,011.69
R347,532.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
$7.53
R145.35
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Kenya
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
$48.06
R927.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
$341.02
R6,579.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
$317.79
R6,131.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
$80.15
R1,546.48
|
|
pay 8.6% less for childcare
Kenya
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
$157.19
R3,032.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
$3,082.89
R59,483.77
|
|
pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES232.35
|
$1.70
R32.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES176.30
|
$1.67
R32.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
$2.56
R49.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
$30.74
R593.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES632.01
|
$5.40
R104.14
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
$43.19
R833.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
$26.96
R520.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
$80.72
R1,557.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
$71.81
R1,385.56
|
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