Cost of living comparison

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Kenya vs. Somalia Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 2.2 times more expensive than Somalia overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.1% more in Kenya
Groceries: pay 29.1% less in Kenya
Transportation: pay 91.5% more in Kenya
Housing: pay 0.4% more in Kenya
Childcare: pay 8.3 times more in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.1% more in Kenya
Clothing: pay 11.1% more in Kenya

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and housing in Kenya are more expensive than in Somalia. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Kenya.

Kenya vs. Somalia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.1% more for restaurants

	Somalia	Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.88 SOS1,635	$3.74 KES484.15	+30.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 SOS2,631	$6.17 KES798.62	+33.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SOS420	$0.54 KES69.44	-27.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 SOS225	$0.44 KES57.53	+12.3%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 29.1% less for groceries

	Somalia	Kenya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 SOS640	$0.54 KES70.01	-51.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.17 SOS1,233	$4.37 KES565.28	+101.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.78 SOS4,423	$2.52 KES326.23	-67.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 SOS1,429	$1.60 KES207.28	-36.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 SOS1,387	$2.57 KES332.87	+5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.49 SOS846	$1.08 KES139.60	-27.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 SOS559	$0.40 KES51.88	-59.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 SOS724	$0.69 KES89.87	-45.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SOS354	$0.32 KES41.21	-48.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SOS363	$0.30 KES38.21	-53.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SOS330	$0.37 KES47.67	-36.5%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 91.5% more for transportation

	Somalia	Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.87 SOS2,201	$5.40 KES698.69	+39.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 SOS14,222	$26.41 KES3,419.10	+5.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,750.00 SOS3,270,984	$19,331.14 KES2,502,416.20	+236.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.43 SOS4,229	$13.74 KES1,778.12	+84.8%
Average			+91.5%

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pay 0.4% more for housing

	Somalia	Kenya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.79 SOS21,498	$37.35 KES4,834.47	-1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$142.93 SOS81,308	$194.00 KES25,113.52	+35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$98.19 SOS55,855	$131.26 KES16,990.97	+33.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.70 SOS41,925	$24.47 KES3,167.26	-66.8%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 8.3 times more for childcare

	Somalia	Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$43.33 SOS24,651	$172.28 KES22,301.68	+297.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$585.00 SOS332,787	$7,439.34 KES963,022.59	+1171.7%
Average			+734.7%

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pay 37.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Somalia	Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00 SOS3,982	$2.03 KES262.67	-71.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.19 SOS676	$2.28 KES294.98	+91.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.10 SOS626	$2.80 KES362.51	+154.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SOS18,962	$29.27 KES3,788.44	-12.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SOS2,844	$6.10 KES790.23	+22.1%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 11.1% more for clothing

	Somalia	Kenya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.25 SOS8,675	$12.46 KES1,612.32	-18.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.78 SOS11,251	$20.02 KES2,592.06	+1.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$19.89 SOS11,314	$34.44 KES4,457.72	+73.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.28 SOS21,206	$32.93 KES4,262.80	-11.7%
Average			+11.1%

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