Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 26.7% cheaper than Manila.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Manila, you would:
pay 20.5% less for restaurants
Manila
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱259.56
|
$3.01
KES382.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱207.65
|
$3.91
KES497.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱58.16
|
$0.49
KES62.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱25.96
|
$0.45
KES57.20
|
|
pay 43.3% less for groceries
Manila
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱74.95
|
$0.43
KES54.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱193.85
|
$3.28
KES417.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱376.98
|
$2.60
KES331.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱106.25
|
$1.43
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱119.01
|
$2.25
KES286.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱74.12
|
$0.58
KES73.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.25
|
$0.44
KES56.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱78.38
|
$0.65
KES82.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱37.57
|
$0.37
KES46.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱49.79
|
$0.26
KES33.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱56.36
|
$0.33
KES41.68
|
|
pay 81.5% more for transportation
Manila
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱308.45
|
$3.88
KES493.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱706.00
|
$32.60
KES4,146.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,349,707.12
|
$9,571.02
KES1,217,395.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱156.25
|
$9.76
KES1,241.97
|
|
pay 59.1% less for housing
Manila
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,182.49
|
$31.67
KES4,028.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱31,641.73
|
$146.91
KES18,685.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱16,917.14
|
$108.62
KES13,815.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,838.50
|
$16.25
KES2,066.79
|
|
pay 63.3% less for childcare
Manila
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,000.72
|
$127.01
KES16,155.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱726,765.37
|
$5,225.46
KES664,657.52
|
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱80.98
|
$1.77
KES225.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱176.97
|
$1.34
KES170.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱155.74
|
$1.76
KES224.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,731.36
|
$32.78
KES4,169.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱353.00
|
$4.82
KES612.66
|
|
pay 57.4% less for clothing
Manila
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,174.53
|
$11.94
KES1,518.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,746.68
|
$19.76
KES2,513.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,196.66
|
$25.82
KES3,284.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,719.11
|
$26.69
KES3,395.23
|
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