Cost of living comparison
South Carolina is 3.9 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in South Carolina instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
South Carolina
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
KES420.61
|
$17.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
KES730.73
|
$10.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KES71.21
|
$2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES58.91
|
$1.86
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES64.97
|
$3.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.85
KES499.14
|
$4.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.73
KES353.46
|
$3.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
KES205.75
|
$2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
KES284.84
|
$4.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
KES142.83
|
$2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES56.94
|
$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
KES85.15
|
$2.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES42.11
|
$1.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
KES39.00
|
$1.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
KES51.20
|
$1.37
|
|
pay 43.0% more for transportation
Kenya
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
KES732.22
|
$3.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.71
KES4,236.37
|
$49.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,627.25
KES2,153,332.76
|
$30,676.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.53
KES1,364.03
|
$19.29
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for housing
Kenya
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.26
KES4,954.42
|
$63.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.35
KES22,709.07
|
$1,510.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.93
KES12,941.07
|
$1,398.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.70
KES3,199.16
|
$144.70
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Kenya
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.79
KES17,586.27
|
$1,335.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,611.54
KES856,235.62
|
$21,679.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
KES258.07
|
$4.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
KES280.00
|
$5.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KES379.27
|
$7.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.98
KES3,753.38
|
$29.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
KES819.84
|
$12.57
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.19
KES1,578.51
|
$45.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.75
KES2,557.75
|
$39.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.28
KES4,569.39
|
$89.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.91
KES4,521.00
|
$113.24
|
|
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