Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 4.0 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES397.22
|
$18.07
£13.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES744.61
|
$8.96
£6.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES77.89
|
$2.14
£1.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES61.37
|
$1.52
£1.17
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Kenya
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES64.90
|
$1.46
£1.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES552.26
|
$4.24
£3.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES369.14
|
$5.75
£4.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES209.17
|
$3.68
£2.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES298.91
|
$3.66
£2.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES130.34
|
$1.20
£0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.56
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES77.75
|
$1.22
£0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.02
|
$1.40
£1.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES37.64
|
$0.63
£0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES48.88
|
$0.60
£0.46
|
|
pay 99.5% more for transportation
|
Kenya
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES727.37
|
$7.22
£5.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,333.20
|
$94.64
£72.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,190,794.05
|
$33,464.66
£25,606.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,147.41
|
$16.98
£12.99
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
|
Kenya
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,059.82
|
$37.59
£28.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES23,820.49
|
$1,224.35
£936.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,559.93
|
$974.65
£745.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,584.01
|
$234.45
£179.39
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
|
Kenya
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,566.46
|
$1,426.61
£1,091.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES798,335.41
|
$18,036.83
£13,801.23
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES250.76
|
$5.42
£4.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES273.98
|
$3.93
£3.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES343.52
|
$16.35
£12.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,898.93
|
$43.82
£33.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES744.97
|
$12.87
£9.85
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Kenya
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,722.35
|
$76.61
£58.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,651.55
|
$39.64
£30.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,877.58
|
$90.51
£69.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,070.00
|
$94.66
£72.43
|
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