Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 26.6% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Poland, you would:
pay 53.4% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.73
|
$3.01
KES382.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
$3.91
KES497.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.23
|
$0.49
KES62.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$0.45
KES57.20
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
|
Poland
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
$0.43
KES54.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.46
|
$3.28
KES417.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.35
|
$2.60
KES331.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
$1.43
KES181.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.85
|
$2.25
KES286.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.54
|
$0.58
KES73.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.44
KES56.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.53
|
$0.65
KES82.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$0.37
KES46.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
$0.26
KES33.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.33
KES41.68
|
|
pay 1.9% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.90
|
$3.88
KES493.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.36
|
$32.60
KES4,146.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
$9,571.02
KES1,217,395.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.45
|
$9.76
KES1,241.97
|
|
pay 21.8% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
$31.67
KES4,028.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
$146.91
KES18,685.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
$108.62
KES13,815.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
$16.25
KES2,066.79
|
|
pay 13.7% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł920.87
|
$127.01
KES16,155.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
$5,225.46
KES664,657.52
|
|
pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.42
|
$1.77
KES225.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.87
|
$1.34
KES170.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
$1.76
KES224.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł110.63
|
$32.78
KES4,169.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.68
|
$4.82
KES612.66
|
|
pay 60.5% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
$11.94
KES1,518.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
$19.76
KES2,513.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
$25.82
KES3,284.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł303.20
|
$26.69
KES3,395.23
|
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