Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 69.4% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Paris, you would:
pay 78.7% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.19
|
$3.01
KES396.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
$3.91
KES515.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.04
|
$0.49
KES64.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.48
|
$0.45
KES59.31
|
|
pay 66.1% less for groceries
Paris
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.10
|
$0.43
KES56.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€8.92
|
$3.28
KES432.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.37
|
$2.60
KES343.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.42
|
$1.43
KES188.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.90
|
$2.25
KES297.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.51
|
$0.58
KES76.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.44
KES58.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.37
|
$0.65
KES85.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.72
|
$0.37
KES48.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.26
KES34.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.33
KES43.22
|
|
pay 58.3% less for transportation
Paris
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.55
|
$3.88
KES512.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€85.05
|
$32.60
KES4,299.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,275.84
|
$9,571.02
KES1,262,410.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.16
|
$9.76
KES1,287.89
|
|
pay 68.1% less for housing
Paris
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.02
|
$31.67
KES4,177.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,324.62
|
$146.91
KES19,376.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€955.84
|
$108.62
KES14,326.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€156.26
|
$16.25
KES2,143.22
|
|
pay 77.9% less for childcare
Paris
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€764.47
|
$127.01
KES16,752.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,634.55
|
$5,225.46
KES689,234.26
|
|
pay 61.9% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.08
|
$1.77
KES233.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.86
|
$1.34
KES177.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.63
|
$1.76
KES232.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.16
|
$32.78
KES4,323.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$4.82
KES635.32
|
|
pay 74.5% less for clothing
Paris
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€101.73
|
$11.94
KES1,574.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€38.67
|
$19.76
KES2,606.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€93.09
|
$25.82
KES3,405.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€131.90
|
$26.69
KES3,520.78
|
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