Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 44.7% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Spain, you would:
pay 63.0% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.00
|
$3.08
KES397.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.07
|
$5.77
KES744.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.86
|
$0.60
KES77.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.38
|
$0.48
KES61.38
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.14
|
$0.50
KES64.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.59
|
$4.28
KES552.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.78
|
$2.86
KES369.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.28
|
$1.62
KES209.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€2.94
|
$2.32
KES298.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.87
|
$1.01
KES130.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.74
|
$0.42
KES53.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.75
|
$0.60
KES77.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.97
|
$0.33
KES43.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.29
KES37.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.69
|
$0.38
KES48.88
|
|
pay 26.7% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€5.89
|
$5.64
KES727.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€31.94
|
$33.59
KES4,333.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,331.43
|
$16,982.90
KES2,190,963.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€12.97
|
$8.89
KES1,147.50
|
|
pay 56.5% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€30.47
|
$39.22
KES5,060.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€746.52
|
$184.65
KES23,822.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€599.53
|
$112.87
KES14,561.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€96.12
|
$20.03
KES2,584.21
|
|
pay 42.4% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€343.46
|
$120.67
KES15,567.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,677.71
|
$6,188.65
KES798,397.30
|
|
pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.49
|
$1.94
KES250.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.73
|
$2.12
KES274.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.02
|
$2.66
KES343.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€38.77
|
$30.22
KES3,899.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.63
|
$5.77
KES745.03
|
|
pay 58.4% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€65.85
|
$13.35
KES1,722.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.35
|
$20.55
KES2,651.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€67.67
|
$30.06
KES3,877.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€82.87
|
$39.30
KES5,070.39
|
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