Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 21.6% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 7.9% less for restaurants
Kenya
|
Turkey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES382.80
|
$3.01
₺97.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES497.00
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES62.37
|
$0.62
₺20.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES57.20
|
$0.22
₺7.06
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
Kenya
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES54.92
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES417.45
|
$2.61
₺84.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES331.09
|
$3.07
₺99.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES181.44
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES286.46
|
$1.59
₺51.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES73.45
|
$0.30
₺9.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES56.30
|
$0.52
₺16.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES82.16
|
$0.31
₺9.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES46.91
|
$0.42
₺13.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES33.30
|
$0.22
₺7.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES41.68
|
$0.19
₺6.27
|
|
pay 40.4% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES493.79
|
$4.34
₺140.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,146.01
|
$15.27
₺494.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,217,395.81
|
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,241.97
|
$4.33
₺139.97
|
|
pay 53.1% more for housing
Kenya
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,028.19
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES18,685.81
|
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES13,815.41
|
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,066.79
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
|
pay 1.5% less for childcare
Kenya
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,155.15
|
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES664,657.52
|
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES225.24
|
$1.90
₺61.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES170.90
|
$1.55
₺50.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES224.25
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,169.00
|
$20.05
₺648.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES612.66
|
$2.50
₺80.88
|
|
pay 96.3% more for clothing
Kenya
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,518.41
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,513.43
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,284.43
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,395.23
|
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
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