Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 3.0 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
PKR274.04
|
$3.01
KES398.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
PKR744.33
|
$3.91
KES517.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
PKR47.88
|
$0.49
KES64.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
PKR35.64
|
$0.45
KES59.60
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
PKR90.80
|
$0.43
KES57.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
PKR596.38
|
$3.28
KES434.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
PKR476.11
|
$2.60
KES344.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
PKR225.31
|
$1.43
KES189.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
PKR205.25
|
$2.25
KES298.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR89.10
|
$0.58
KES76.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR50.49
|
$0.44
KES58.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.69
|
$0.65
KES85.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR49.24
|
$0.37
KES48.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
PKR26.32
|
$0.26
KES34.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
PKR34.75
|
$0.33
KES43.43
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
PKR709.44
|
$3.88
KES514.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
PKR1,534.79
|
$32.60
KES4,319.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
PKR2,852,392.03
|
$9,571.02
KES1,268,460.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
PKR502.13
|
$9.76
KES1,294.06
|
|
pay 95.8% more for housing
Pakistan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
PKR4,892.13
|
$31.67
KES4,197.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
PKR16,139.54
|
$146.91
KES19,469.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
PKR10,086.40
|
$108.62
KES14,394.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
PKR9,106.27
|
$16.25
KES2,153.49
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
PKR5,403.11
|
$127.01
KES16,832.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
PKR169,290.14
|
$5,225.46
KES692,537.03
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
PKR470.82
|
$1.77
KES234.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
PKR255.55
|
$1.34
KES178.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
PKR237.40
|
$1.76
KES233.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
PKR2,118.35
|
$32.78
KES4,343.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
PKR705.93
|
$4.82
KES638.36
|
|
pay 15.7% more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
PKR2,931.86
|
$11.94
KES1,582.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
PKR3,797.49
|
$19.76
KES2,618.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
PKR8,399.41
|
$25.82
KES3,422.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
PKR6,257.80
|
$26.69
KES3,537.65
|
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