Cost of living comparison
compared to
Kenya vs. Nepal Cost of Living Summary
Kenya is 81.5% more expensive than Nepal overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 80.4% more in Kenya
- Groceries
-
pay 29.6% more in Kenya
- Transportation
-
pay 38.3% more in Kenya
- Housing
-
pay 2.7 times more in Kenya
- Childcare
-
pay 3.2 times more in Kenya
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 50.3% more in Kenya
- Clothing
-
pay 16.9% less in Kenya
The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Kenya are more expensive than in Nepal. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Kenya.
Kenya vs. Nepal Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Kenya instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 80.4% more for restaurants
|
Nepal
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
NPR245.98
|
$3.74
KES484.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.09
NPR868.56
|
$6.17
KES798.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
NPR66.82
|
$0.54
KES69.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
NPR21.97
|
$0.44
KES57.53
|
|
Nepal vs. Kenya - Cost of restaurants
pay 29.6% more for groceries
|
Nepal
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR66.00
|
$0.54
KES70.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
NPR452.92
|
$4.37
KES565.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.73
NPR390.23
|
$2.52
KES326.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
NPR224.34
|
$1.60
KES207.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
NPR191.86
|
$2.57
KES332.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
NPR132.93
|
$1.08
KES139.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
NPR55.14
|
$0.40
KES51.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
NPR71.16
|
$0.69
KES89.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR37.38
|
$0.32
KES41.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
NPR26.11
|
$0.30
KES38.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR36.31
|
$0.37
KES47.67
|
|
Nepal vs. Kenya - Cost of groceries
pay 38.3% more for transportation
|
Nepal
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.54
NPR647.91
|
$5.40
KES698.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.71
NPR1,670.35
|
$26.41
KES3,419.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,860.29
NPR4,118,273.43
|
$19,331.14
KES2,502,416.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
NPR1,383.25
|
$13.74
KES1,778.12
|
|
Nepal vs. Kenya - Cost of transportation
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Nepal
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.21
NPR1,171.36
|
$37.35
KES4,834.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$80.01
NPR11,416.67
|
$194.00
KES25,113.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.43
NPR7,481.18
|
$131.26
KES16,990.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.56
NPR2,648.48
|
$24.47
KES3,167.26
|
|
Nepal vs. Kenya - Cost of housing
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Nepal
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.04
NPR7,425.31
|
$172.28
KES22,301.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,428.89
NPR346,594.44
|
$7,439.34
KES963,022.59
|
|
Nepal vs. Kenya - Cost of childcare
pay 50.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nepal
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
NPR307.58
|
$2.03
KES262.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
NPR200.08
|
$2.28
KES294.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
NPR370.28
|
$2.80
KES362.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.84
NPR2,545.91
|
$29.27
KES3,788.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.74
NPR390.97
|
$6.10
KES790.23
|
|
Nepal vs. Kenya - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 16.9% less for clothing
|
Nepal
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.52
NPR2,927.72
|
$12.46
KES1,612.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.55
NPR3,503.67
|
$20.02
KES2,592.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.57
NPR5,932.47
|
$34.44
KES4,457.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.69
NPR4,379.01
|
$32.93
KES4,262.80
|
|
Nepal vs. Kenya - Cost of clothing
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