Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.7 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Spain instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES460.31
|
$12.45
€11.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES597.63
|
$8.47
€7.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES75.00
|
$1.99
€1.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES68.78
|
$1.40
€1.28
|
|
pay 83.8% more for groceries
|
Kenya
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES66.04
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES501.97
|
$5.73
€5.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES398.12
|
$3.55
€3.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES218.18
|
$2.35
€2.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES344.46
|
$3.11
€2.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES88.32
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES67.70
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES98.80
|
$0.74
€0.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES56.41
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES40.05
|
$0.63
€0.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES50.12
|
$0.65
€0.59
|
|
pay 73.4% more for transportation
|
Kenya
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES593.77
|
$6.67
€6.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,985.47
|
$39.84
€36.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,463,887.33
|
$24,357.72
€22,252.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,493.43
|
$14.14
€12.92
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
|
Kenya
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,843.80
|
$40.62
€37.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES22,469.21
|
$697.48
€637.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES16,612.67
|
$570.67
€521.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,485.27
|
$106.79
€97.56
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Kenya
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES19,426.16
|
$342.46
€312.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES799,233.68
|
$7,368.05
€6,731.08
|
|
pay 81.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES270.84
|
$2.66
€2.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES205.51
|
$1.85
€1.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES269.65
|
$5.55
€5.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES5,013.12
|
$43.33
€39.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES736.71
|
$8.42
€7.69
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
|
Kenya
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,825.85
|
$73.58
€67.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES3,022.33
|
$33.02
€30.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,949.44
|
$74.35
€67.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES4,082.68
|
$91.35
€83.45
|
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