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Kenya vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 16.7% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.7% less in Kenya
Groceries: pay 0.8% less in Kenya
Transportation: pay 38.2% more in Kenya
Housing: pay 1.1% more in Kenya
Childcare: pay 97.4% more in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.2% more in Kenya
Clothing: pay 55.2% less in Kenya

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing in Kenya are more expensive than in Paraguay. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Kenya. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Kenya.

Kenya vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.7% less for restaurants

	Paraguay	Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 PYG27,905	$3.74 KES484.15	-6.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 PYG35,985	$6.17 KES798.62	+19.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PYG5,765	$0.54 KES69.44	-35.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 PYG3,393	$0.44 KES57.53	-8.7%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 0.8% less for groceries

	Paraguay	Kenya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 PYG7,229	$0.54 KES70.01	-47.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 PYG24,338	$4.37 KES565.28	+25.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.52 PYG24,542	$2.52 KES326.23	-28.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 PYG12,597	$1.60 KES207.28	-11.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.51 PYG10,518	$2.57 KES332.87	+70.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 PYG6,566	$1.08 KES139.60	+14.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,825	$0.40 KES51.88	-1.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PYG2,813	$0.69 KES89.87	+72.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG5,115	$0.32 KES41.21	-56.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG3,184	$0.30 KES38.21	-35.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,855	$0.37 KES47.67	-10.0%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 38.2% more for transportation

	Paraguay	Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG25,165	$5.40 KES698.69	+49.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 PYG199,299	$26.41 KES3,419.10	-7.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG107,465,114	$19,331.14 KES2,502,416.20	+25.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG51,681	$13.74 KES1,778.12	+85.3%
Average			+38.2%

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pay 1.1% more for housing

	Paraguay	Kenya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.79 PYG117,061	$37.35 KES4,834.47	+122.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.03 PYG2,747,688	$194.00 KES25,113.52	-50.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$298.30 PYG2,080,101	$131.26 KES16,990.97	-56.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.56 PYG192,175	$24.47 KES3,167.26	-11.2%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 97.4% more for childcare

	Paraguay	Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.95 PYG843,438	$172.28 KES22,301.68	+42.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,948.66 PYG20,561,659	$7,439.34 KES963,022.59	+152.3%
Average			+97.4%

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pay 44.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG9,281	$2.03 KES262.67	+52.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 PYG12,686	$2.28 KES294.98	+25.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.26 PYG8,793	$2.80 KES362.51	+122.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.69 PYG186,099	$29.27 KES3,788.44	+9.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.49 PYG38,264	$6.10 KES790.23	+11.2%
Average			+44.2%

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pay 55.2% less for clothing

	Paraguay	Kenya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG384,676	$12.46 KES1,612.32	-77.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG263,778	$20.02 KES2,592.06	-47.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG544,304	$34.44 KES4,457.72	-55.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG385,897	$32.93 KES4,262.80	-40.5%
Average			-55.2%

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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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