Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 56.3% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Kenya instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.47
NZ$22.74
|
$3.25
KES420.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
NZ$14.87
|
$5.64
KES730.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.65
|
$0.55
KES71.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
NZ$3.28
|
$0.45
KES58.91
|
|
pay 51.5% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NZ$3.15
|
$0.50
KES64.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.77
NZ$6.36
|
$3.85
KES499.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.55
NZ$11.05
|
$2.73
KES353.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.92
NZ$10.00
|
$1.59
KES205.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
NZ$7.17
|
$2.20
KES284.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.94
|
$1.10
KES142.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.76
|
$0.44
KES56.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
$0.66
KES85.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.31
NZ$3.90
|
$0.33
KES42.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
NZ$1.52
|
$0.30
KES39.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.40
|
$0.40
KES51.20
|
|
pay 34.1% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
NZ$10.57
|
$5.65
KES732.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.15
NZ$116.72
|
$32.71
KES4,236.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,735.85
NZ$41,751.79
|
$16,627.25
KES2,153,332.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.90
NZ$30.21
|
$10.53
KES1,364.03
|
|
pay 67.1% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.16
NZ$86.35
|
$38.26
KES4,954.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.66
NZ$1,700.84
|
$175.35
KES22,709.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.64
NZ$1,366.59
|
$99.93
KES12,941.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
NZ$154.74
|
$24.70
KES3,199.16
|
|
pay 57.9% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$611.89
NZ$1,032.81
|
$135.79
KES17,586.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,661.07
NZ$17,994.88
|
$6,611.54
KES856,235.62
|
|
pay 51.2% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.10
NZ$10.29
|
$1.99
KES258.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
NZ$5.57
|
$2.16
KES280.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.88
NZ$38.62
|
$2.93
KES379.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.53
NZ$65.03
|
$28.98
KES3,753.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
NZ$18.43
|
$6.33
KES819.84
|
|
pay 66.6% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.31
NZ$110.23
|
$12.19
KES1,578.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
NZ$68.84
|
$19.75
KES2,557.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.71
NZ$158.17
|
$35.28
KES4,569.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.74
NZ$205.49
|
$34.91
KES4,521.00
|
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