Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 34.0% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 5.8% less for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH240.76
|
$3.25
KES420.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH213.35
|
$5.64
KES730.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.07
|
$0.55
KES71.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.26
|
$0.45
KES58.91
|
|
pay 24.6% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.44
|
$0.50
KES64.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH156.00
|
$3.85
KES499.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.46
|
$2.73
KES353.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.39
|
$1.59
KES205.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.66
|
$2.20
KES284.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.02
|
$1.10
KES142.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.42
|
$0.44
KES56.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.18
|
$0.66
KES85.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH33.03
|
$0.33
KES42.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.38
|
$0.30
KES39.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.80
|
$0.40
KES51.20
|
|
pay 92.8% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH203.09
|
$5.65
KES732.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH427.22
|
$32.71
KES4,236.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,078,906.37
|
$16,627.25
KES2,153,332.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH159.78
|
$10.53
KES1,364.03
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH221.77
|
$38.26
KES4,954.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,350.59
|
$175.35
KES22,709.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,786.54
|
$99.93
KES12,941.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,357.65
|
$24.70
KES3,199.16
|
|
pay 11.2% less for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,285.00
|
$135.79
KES17,586.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH215,183.61
|
$6,611.54
KES856,235.62
|
|
pay 73.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.11
|
$1.99
KES258.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.66
|
$2.16
KES280.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH90.91
|
$2.93
KES379.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH851.20
|
$28.98
KES3,753.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH154.08
|
$6.33
KES819.84
|
|
pay 55.2% less for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,921.44
|
$12.19
KES1,578.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,311.45
|
$19.75
KES2,557.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,085.41
|
$35.28
KES4,569.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,379.66
|
$34.91
KES4,521.00
|
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