Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 22.0% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 44.8% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD583
|
$3.01
KES382.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD581
|
$3.91
KES497.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD138
|
$0.49
KES62.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$0.45
KES57.20
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
Serbia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$0.43
KES54.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD307
|
$3.28
KES417.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD431
|
$2.60
KES331.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD216
|
$1.43
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD287
|
$2.25
KES286.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$0.58
KES73.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD69
|
$0.44
KES56.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.65
KES82.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$0.37
KES46.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD33
|
$0.26
KES33.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.33
KES41.68
|
|
pay 4.9% less for transportation
Serbia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD649
|
$3.88
KES493.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,158
|
$32.60
KES4,146.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,075,088
|
$9,571.02
KES1,217,395.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD716
|
$9.76
KES1,241.97
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
Serbia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,173
|
$31.67
KES4,028.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,747
|
$146.91
KES18,685.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,338
|
$108.62
KES13,815.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,362
|
$16.25
KES2,066.79
|
|
pay 16.8% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,570
|
$127.01
KES16,155.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD749,900
|
$5,225.46
KES664,657.52
|
|
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD201
|
$1.77
KES225.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD143
|
$1.34
KES170.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD378
|
$1.76
KES224.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,426
|
$32.78
KES4,169.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD498
|
$4.82
KES612.66
|
|
pay 58.9% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,625
|
$11.94
KES1,518.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,907
|
$19.76
KES2,513.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,454
|
$25.82
KES3,284.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,991
|
$26.69
KES3,395.23
|
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