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Kenya vs. Pakistan Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 2.2 times more expensive than Pakistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 67.9% more in Kenya
Groceries: pay 63.5% more in Kenya
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Kenya
Housing: pay 92.8% more in Kenya
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.4% more in Kenya
Clothing: pay 15.8% less in Kenya

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Kenya are more expensive than in Pakistan. Notably, childcare, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Kenya.

Kenya vs. Pakistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kenya instead of Pakistan, you would:

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pay 67.9% more for restaurants

	Pakistan	Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 PKR586.72	$3.74 KES484.15	+79.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.42 PKR1,245.39	$6.17 KES798.62	+39.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 PKR101.09	$0.54 KES69.44	+49.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 PKR61.73	$0.44 KES57.53	+102.8%
Average			+67.9%

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pay 63.5% more for groceries

	Pakistan	Kenya
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 PKR161.60	$0.54 KES70.01	-5.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.74 PKR771.01	$4.37 KES565.28	+59.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.80 PKR787.45	$2.52 KES326.23	-9.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 PKR325.64	$1.60 KES207.28	+38.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.24 PKR348.55	$2.57 KES332.87	+107.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PKR127.08	$1.08 KES139.60	+139.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.28 PKR78.15	$0.40 KES51.88	+44.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.33 PKR92.21	$0.69 KES89.87	+112.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 PKR61.75	$0.32 KES41.21	+45.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 PKR44.56	$0.30 KES38.21	+86.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 PKR57.41	$0.37 KES47.67	+80.7%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Pakistan	Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 PKR994.30	$5.40 KES698.69	+52.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.76 PKR1,905.44	$26.41 KES3,419.10	+290.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,356.76 PKR5,734,943.09	$19,331.14 KES2,502,416.20	-5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.31 PKR1,213.78	$13.74 KES1,778.12	+218.8%
Average			+139.3%

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pay 92.8% more for housing

	Pakistan	Kenya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.55 PKR4,099.64	$37.35 KES4,834.47	+156.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$87.27 PKR24,586.38	$194.00 KES25,113.52	+122.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$51.03 PKR14,376.37	$131.26 KES16,990.97	+157.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.36 PKR19,540.40	$24.47 KES3,167.26	-64.7%
Average			+92.8%

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	Pakistan	Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$30.86 PKR8,692.87	$172.28 KES22,301.68	+458.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,351.44 PKR380,729.06	$7,439.34 KES963,022.59	+450.5%
Average			+454.4%

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pay 58.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Pakistan	Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.45 PKR690.77	$2.03 KES262.67	-17.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.56 PKR440.01	$2.28 KES294.98	+45.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.82 PKR513.65	$2.80 KES362.51	+53.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.01 PKR3,382.62	$29.27 KES3,788.44	+143.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.67 PKR1,035.05	$6.10 KES790.23	+66.2%
Average			+58.4%

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pay 15.8% less for clothing

	Pakistan	Kenya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.25 PKR4,295.36	$12.46 KES1,612.32	-18.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.49 PKR6,054.20	$20.02 KES2,592.06	-6.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.60 PKR20,171.15	$34.44 KES4,457.72	-51.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$28.91 PKR8,145.01	$32.93 KES4,262.80	+13.9%
Average			-15.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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