Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. United States
  3. New York
  4. Kenya
  5. Comparison
USD
COMPARED TO
KES

Kenya is 55.2% cheaper than New York.

If you lived in Kenya instead of New York, you would:
local_dining

pay 64.4% less for restaurants

  New York help_outline Kenya help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.88 $3.82
KES396.66
-77.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.61 $5.90
KES611.61
-31.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.05 $0.51
KES53.30
-74.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.70 $0.44
KES46.16
-73.9%
Average -64.4%
New York vs. Kenya - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 48.0% less for groceries

  New York help_outline Kenya help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $3.02 $0.48
KES49.50
-84.2%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.55 $6.77
KES702.79
+22.1%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.62 $2.50
KES259.81
-30.8%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.59 $1.65
KES171.25
-36.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $4.21 $2.92
KES303.31
-30.6%
Apples (1 lb) $2.08 $0.76
KES79.03
-63.4%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.76 $0.66
KES68.49
-13.5%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.95 $0.68
KES70.64
-65.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $2.30 $0.43
KES45.00
-81.2%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.37 $0.35
KES36.48
-74.4%
Onions (1 lb) $1.36 $0.40
KES41.04
-70.9%
Average -48.0%
New York vs. Kenya - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 21.2% less for transportation

  New York help_outline Kenya help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.61 $3.93
KES408.07
+50.5%
Monthly public transit pass $113.57 $31.33
KES3,250.92
-72.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,635.32 $12,832.41
KES1,331,361.20
-47.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $18.17 $15.48
KES1,605.63
-14.8%
Average -21.2%
New York vs. Kenya - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 78.1% less for housing

  New York help_outline Kenya help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $68.42 $34.71
KES3,601.08
-49.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,581.62 $181.91
KES18,872.87
-88.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,325.41 $113.27
KES11,752.02
-91.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $130.38 $22.16
KES2,298.97
-83.0%
Average -78.1%
New York vs. Kenya - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 77.0% less for childcare

  New York help_outline Kenya help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,060.80 $137.65
KES14,280.90
-87.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,637.30 $5,146.31
KES533,929.80
-67.1%
Average -77.0%
New York vs. Kenya - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports

  New York help_outline Kenya help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.16 $2.14
KES222.05
-58.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.07 $2.19
KES227.72
-46.1%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $11.93 $1.68
KES173.92
-85.9%
Monthly membership at local gym $43.35 $48.99
KES5,082.46
+13.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $13.57 $5.57
KES577.46
-59.0%
Average -47.3%
New York vs. Kenya - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 50.5% less for clothing

  New York help_outline Kenya help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $44.77 $19.65
KES2,038.93
-56.1%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $36.65 $23.65
KES2,453.84
-35.5%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $74.52 $37.96
KES3,938.67
-49.1%
Men's business shoes (leather) $92.01 $35.57
KES3,689.89
-61.3%
Average -50.5%
New York vs. Kenya - Cost of clothing
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