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Kenya vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 21.3% cheaper than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.3% less in Kenya
Groceries: pay 17.5% less in Kenya
Transportation: pay 16.6% more in Kenya
Housing: pay 30.1% more in Kenya
Childcare: pay 36.3% less in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.4% less in Kenya
Clothing: pay 62.0% less in Kenya

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

Kenya vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.3% less for restaurants

	Romania	Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.04 RON44.12	$3.74 KES484.15	-62.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON32.85	$6.17 KES798.62	-17.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 RON8.52	$0.54 KES69.44	-72.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON7.09	$0.44 KES57.53	-72.5%
Average			-56.3%

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pay 17.5% less for groceries

	Romania	Kenya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 RON5.19	$0.54 KES70.01	-54.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 RON17.63	$4.37 KES565.28	+8.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.61 RON24.64	$2.52 KES326.23	-55.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 RON13.38	$1.60 KES207.28	-47.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 RON12.74	$2.57 KES332.87	-11.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.23	$1.08 KES139.60	+112.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.06	$0.40 KES51.88	-42.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.09	$0.69 KES89.87	-1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 RON4.09	$0.32 KES41.21	-65.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 RON1.73	$0.30 KES38.21	-24.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.82	$0.37 KES47.67	-11.3%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 16.6% more for transportation

	Romania	Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 RON26.45	$5.40 KES698.69	-10.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.52 RON103.31	$26.41 KES3,419.10	+12.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,339.27 RON120,090.50	$19,331.14 KES2,502,416.20	-29.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.08 RON31.10	$13.74 KES1,778.12	+94.0%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 30.1% more for housing

	Romania	Kenya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.24 RON40.59	$37.35 KES4,834.47	+304.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.19 RON1,713.96	$194.00 KES25,113.52	-50.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.13 RON1,270.02	$131.26 KES16,990.97	-54.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 RON511.34	$24.47 KES3,167.26	-79.0%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 36.3% less for childcare

	Romania	Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$526.34 RON2,311.99	$172.28 KES22,301.68	-67.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,853.44 RON34,497.00	$7,439.34 KES963,022.59	-5.3%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 RON10.30	$2.03 KES262.67	-13.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 RON11.00	$2.28 KES294.98	-9.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 RON25.83	$2.80 KES362.51	-52.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.19 RON185.34	$29.27 KES3,788.44	-30.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON30.33	$6.10 KES790.23	-11.6%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 62.0% less for clothing

	Romania	Kenya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.67 RON292.86	$12.46 KES1,612.32	-81.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.50 RON169.11	$20.02 KES2,592.06	-48.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.13 RON343.19	$34.44 KES4,457.72	-55.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.57 RON389.07	$32.93 KES4,262.80	-62.8%
Average			-62.0%

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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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