Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 18.2% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 23.1% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.89
|
$3.01
KES394.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.15
|
$0.49
KES64.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.08
|
$0.45
KES59.00
|
|
pay 29.6% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺84.95
|
$3.28
KES430.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.84
|
$2.60
KES341.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.67
|
$2.25
KES295.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$0.58
KES75.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.96
|
$0.44
KES58.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.97
|
$0.65
KES84.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.73
|
$0.37
KES48.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.26
KES34.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.33
KES42.99
|
|
pay 39.2% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.89
|
$3.88
KES509.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.13
|
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.50
|
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
|
pay 38.4% more for housing
Turkey
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
|
pay 13.5% more for childcare
Turkey
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
|
pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Kenya
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.86
|
$1.77
KES232.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.26
|
$1.34
KES176.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.26
|
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.19
|
$4.82
KES632.01
|
|
pay 45.0% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Kenya
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
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