Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 65.6% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Kenya instead of United States, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$3.01
KES460.31
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$3.91
KES597.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.49
KES75.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.45
KES68.78
|
|
pay 63.9% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.43
KES66.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$3.28
KES501.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$2.60
KES398.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.43
KES218.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$2.25
KES344.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.58
KES88.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.44
KES67.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.65
KES98.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.37
KES56.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.26
KES40.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.33
KES50.12
|
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pay 36.8% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$3.88
KES593.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$32.60
KES4,985.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$9,571.02
KES1,463,887.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$9.76
KES1,493.43
|
|
pay 81.4% less for housing
|
United States
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$31.67
KES4,843.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$146.91
KES22,469.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$108.62
KES16,612.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$16.25
KES2,485.27
|
|
pay 78.0% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$127.01
KES19,426.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$5,225.46
KES799,233.68
|
|
pay 59.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$1.77
KES270.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$1.34
KES205.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$1.76
KES269.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$32.78
KES5,013.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$4.82
KES736.71
|
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pay 65.8% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$11.94
KES1,825.85
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$19.76
KES3,022.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$25.82
KES3,949.44
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$26.69
KES4,082.68
|
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