Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 62.0% cheaper than New York.
If you lived in Kenya instead of New York, you would:
pay 67.3% less for restaurants
|
New York
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.56
|
$3.01
KES311.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
|
$5.98
KES620.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$0.47
KES48.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$0.43
KES44.89
|
|
pay 54.8% less for groceries
|
New York
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.97
|
$0.45
KES46.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
|
$6.19
KES642.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
|
$2.44
KES253.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.89
|
$1.50
KES155.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
|
$2.57
KES266.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.11
|
$0.68
KES70.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.51
KES53.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.02
|
$0.82
KES84.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
|
$0.49
KES50.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
|
$0.33
KES34.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$0.40
KES41.82
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
|
New York
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.56
|
$4.09
KES424.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.95
|
$28.28
KES2,933.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,622.73
|
$13,511.04
KES1,401,769.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.74
|
$11.33
KES1,174.97
|
|
pay 77.3% less for housing
|
New York
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.75
|
$38.30
KES3,974.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,584.09
|
$170.20
KES17,658.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,335.18
|
$114.56
KES11,885.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.29
|
$19.30
KES2,002.69
|
|
pay 78.0% less for childcare
|
New York
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$992.21
|
$134.68
KES13,972.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,041.27
|
$5,503.89
KES571,028.19
|
|
pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
New York
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
|
$2.07
KES214.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
|
$1.96
KES202.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.88
|
$1.69
KES175.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.97
|
$35.68
KES3,701.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.74
|
$6.04
KES626.52
|
|
pay 61.0% less for clothing
|
New York
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.22
|
$14.38
KES1,491.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.80
|
$21.57
KES2,238.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.03
|
$27.92
KES2,897.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.24
|
$27.95
KES2,899.79
|
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