Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 61.8% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 49.3% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,160
|
$3.01
KES382.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥812
|
$3.91
KES497.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥198
|
$0.49
KES62.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥135
|
$0.45
KES57.20
|
|
pay 67.1% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Kenya
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥242
|
$0.43
KES54.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,092
|
$3.28
KES417.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥837
|
$2.60
KES331.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥313
|
$1.43
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥583
|
$2.25
KES286.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥506
|
$0.58
KES73.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥233
|
$0.44
KES56.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥510
|
$0.65
KES82.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥346
|
$0.37
KES46.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥351
|
$0.26
KES33.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥274
|
$0.33
KES41.68
|
|
pay 49.3% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Kenya
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥731
|
$3.88
KES493.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,598
|
$32.60
KES4,146.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,305,466
|
$9,571.02
KES1,217,395.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,407
|
$9.76
KES1,241.97
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,365
|
$31.67
KES4,028.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥172,982
|
$146.91
KES18,685.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥102,928
|
$108.62
KES13,815.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,300
|
$16.25
KES2,066.79
|
|
pay 74.3% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥94,442
|
$127.01
KES16,155.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,609,579
|
$5,225.46
KES664,657.52
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Kenya
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥638
|
$1.77
KES225.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥543
|
$1.34
KES170.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥696
|
$1.76
KES224.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,159
|
$32.78
KES4,169.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,088
|
$4.82
KES612.66
|
|
pay 65.4% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Kenya
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,688
|
$11.94
KES1,518.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,146
|
$19.76
KES2,513.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,030
|
$25.82
KES3,284.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,895
|
$26.69
KES3,395.23
|
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