Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 42.2% cheaper than Slovakia.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
Slovakia
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
€7.09
|
$3.01
KES396.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
€6.70
|
$3.91
KES515.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.38
|
$0.49
KES64.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.45
KES59.31
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
Slovakia
|
Kenya
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.43
KES56.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€5.00
|
$3.28
KES432.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
€3.04
|
$2.60
KES343.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.43
|
$1.43
KES188.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
€2.61
|
$2.25
KES297.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.58
KES76.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.44
KES58.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.65
KES85.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.40
|
$0.37
KES48.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.26
KES34.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.38
|
$0.33
KES43.22
|
|
pay 17.0% less for transportation
Slovakia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€6.10
|
$3.88
KES512.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.13
€21.30
|
$32.60
KES4,299.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,325.40
€18,718.68
|
$9,571.02
KES1,262,410.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.42
€10.51
|
$9.76
KES1,287.89
|
|
pay 45.8% less for housing
Slovakia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.68
€19.05
|
$31.67
KES4,177.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.97
€484.40
|
$146.91
KES19,376.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.57
€396.53
|
$108.62
KES14,326.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
€141.83
|
$16.25
KES2,143.22
|
|
pay 48.3% less for childcare
Slovakia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$367.52
€338.47
|
$127.01
KES16,752.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,594.62
€6,994.26
|
$5,225.46
KES689,234.26
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$1.77
KES233.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$1.34
KES177.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
€4.37
|
$1.76
KES232.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.25
€33.39
|
$32.78
KES4,323.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.09
€6.53
|
$4.82
KES635.32
|
|
pay 62.6% less for clothing
Slovakia
|
Kenya
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.64
€52.16
|
$11.94
KES1,574.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
€30.13
|
$19.76
KES2,606.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.42
€63.01
|
$25.82
KES3,405.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.74
€80.80
|
$26.69
KES3,520.78
|
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