Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 2.7 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 93.3% more for restaurants
Kenya
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES398.86
|
$6.13
₩8,447
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES517.85
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.99
|
$1.41
₩1,938
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.60
|
$0.67
₩930
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES57.22
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES434.96
|
$8.12
₩11,188
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES344.97
|
$7.20
₩9,922
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES189.06
|
$2.73
₩3,764
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES298.48
|
$3.58
₩4,940
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES76.53
|
$2.90
₩3,991
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.66
|
$1.51
₩2,080
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES85.61
|
$2.66
₩3,667
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.88
|
$2.29
₩3,159
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.70
|
$1.40
₩1,925
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.43
|
$1.08
₩1,494
|
|
pay 64.0% more for transportation
Kenya
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES514.50
|
$4.92
₩6,786
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,319.92
|
$43.73
₩60,258
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,268,460.29
|
$28,660.56
₩39,493,672
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,294.06
|
$9.34
₩12,865
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Kenya
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,197.16
|
$21.09
₩29,060
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,469.60
|
$392.42
₩540,750
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,394.90
|
$302.43
₩416,742
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,153.49
|
$111.18
₩153,199
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Kenya
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,832.79
|
$342.96
₩472,586
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES692,537.03
|
$18,987.50
₩26,164,395
|
|
pay 85.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES234.69
|
$2.92
₩4,021
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES178.07
|
$3.29
₩4,533
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES233.65
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,343.88
|
$44.03
₩60,668
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES638.36
|
$8.93
₩12,299
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,582.10
|
$48.44
₩66,752
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,618.85
|
$44.60
₩61,457
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,422.20
|
$75.46
₩103,978
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,537.65
|
$91.03
₩125,443
|
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