Kenya is 63.2% cheaper than North Carolina.

If you lived in Kenya instead of North Carolina, you would:

pay 70.4% less for restaurants

 
North Carolina
Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.15
 
$3.01
KES396.95
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.24
 
$3.91
KES515.38
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.10
 
$0.49
KES64.68

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pay 60.9% less for groceries

 
North Carolina
Kenya
Bread
1 loaf
$3.04
 
$0.43
KES56.95
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.41
 
$3.28
KES432.89
Milk (1 gallon) $3.37
 
$2.60
KES343.33

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pay 29.9% less for transportation

 
North Carolina
Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.24
 
$3.88
KES512.05
Monthly public transit pass $52.45
 
$32.60
KES4,299.32
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,513.75
 
$9,571.02
KES1,262,410.89

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pay 80.2% less for housing

 
North Carolina
Kenya
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$66.74
 
$31.67
KES4,177.14
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,481.44
 
$146.91
KES19,376.74
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,208.87
 
$108.62
KES14,326.25

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pay 79.8% less for childcare

 
North Carolina
Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,073.46
 
$127.01
KES16,752.52
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,256.56
 
$5,225.46
KES689,234.26

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pay 56.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
North Carolina
Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.33
 
$1.77
KES233.57
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.35
 
$1.34
KES177.22
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.59
 
$1.76
KES232.54

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pay 65.3% less for clothing

 
North Carolina
Kenya
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.84
 
$11.94
KES1,574.56
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.91
 
$19.76
KES2,606.36
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.67
 
$25.82
KES3,405.88

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