Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 58.5% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 71.3% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.24
€15.85
|
$3.08
KES403.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.58
|
$5.77
KES756.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.57
|
$0.60
KES79.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
€2.22
|
$0.48
KES62.32
|
|
pay 48.7% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
$0.50
KES65.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.64
€6.11
|
$4.28
KES560.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€4.00
|
$2.86
KES374.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
$1.62
KES212.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.39
|
$2.32
KES303.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$1.01
KES132.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.42
KES54.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.60
KES78.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$0.33
KES43.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.29
KES38.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.38
KES49.64
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.49
|
$5.64
KES738.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.71
€46.61
|
$33.59
KES4,400.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,786.12
€24,620.46
|
$16,982.90
KES2,224,759.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.68
€22.68
|
$8.89
KES1,165.20
|
|
pay 67.8% less for housing
Belgium
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.54
€46.46
|
$39.22
KES5,138.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.25
€742.90
|
$184.65
KES24,189.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.98
€632.36
|
$112.87
KES14,785.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.59
€154.96
|
$20.03
KES2,624.08
|
|
pay 70.4% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$588.37
€540.80
|
$120.67
KES15,807.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,983.72
€14,691.44
|
$6,188.65
KES810,712.70
|
|
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$1.94
KES254.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.16
|
$2.12
KES278.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.49
€7.81
|
$2.66
KES348.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.63
€30.91
|
$30.22
KES3,959.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
€11.01
|
$5.77
KES756.52
|
|
pay 67.8% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Kenya
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.98
€85.46
|
$13.35
KES1,749.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.35
€38.01
|
$20.55
KES2,692.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.07
€80.03
|
$30.06
KES3,937.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
€119.63
|
$39.30
KES5,148.61
|
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