Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 53.7% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 70.1% less for restaurants
Tallinn
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Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.41
|
$3.01
KES382.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$3.91
KES497.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.09
|
$0.49
KES62.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.63
|
$0.45
KES57.20
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
Tallinn
|
Kenya
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.43
KES54.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.89
|
$3.28
KES417.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.98
|
$2.60
KES331.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.55
|
$1.43
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.35
|
$2.25
KES286.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.58
KES73.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.44
KES56.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.65
KES82.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$0.37
KES46.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.26
KES33.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.33
KES41.68
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Kenya
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.49
|
$3.88
KES493.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.95
|
$32.60
KES4,146.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€25,160.75
|
$9,571.02
KES1,217,395.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.70
|
$9.76
KES1,241.97
|
|
pay 60.4% less for housing
Tallinn
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.82
|
$31.67
KES4,028.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€679.54
|
$146.91
KES18,685.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€500.66
|
$108.62
KES13,815.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€214.88
|
$16.25
KES2,066.79
|
|
pay 45.1% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€349.01
|
$127.01
KES16,155.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,477.16
|
$5,225.46
KES664,657.52
|
|
pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Kenya
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$1.77
KES225.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.29
|
$1.34
KES170.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.31
|
$1.76
KES224.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.81
|
$32.78
KES4,169.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$4.82
KES612.66
|
|
pay 71.1% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Kenya
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€84.23
|
$11.94
KES1,518.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.79
|
$19.76
KES2,513.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€83.81
|
$25.82
KES3,284.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€103.13
|
$26.69
KES3,395.23
|
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