Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 44.9% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Greece, you would:
pay 52.3% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.65
|
$3.08
KES401.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.31
|
$5.77
KES752.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$0.60
KES78.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.48
KES62.01
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
Greece
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.50
KES65.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.01
|
$4.28
KES558.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.58
|
$2.86
KES372.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.77
|
$1.62
KES211.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.94
|
$2.32
KES302.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.01
KES131.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.42
KES54.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.60
KES78.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.33
KES43.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.29
KES38.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.38
KES49.39
|
|
pay 31.1% less for transportation
Greece
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.20
|
$5.64
KES734.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.01
|
$33.59
KES4,378.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,618.20
|
$16,982.90
KES2,213,637.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.50
|
$8.89
KES1,159.37
|
|
pay 50.6% less for housing
Greece
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.25
|
$39.22
KES5,112.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€487.74
|
$184.65
KES24,068.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€374.60
|
$112.87
KES14,711.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€164.39
|
$20.03
KES2,610.96
|
|
pay 36.3% less for childcare
Greece
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€323.32
|
$120.67
KES15,728.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,137.53
|
$6,188.65
KES806,659.57
|
|
pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.90
|
$1.94
KES253.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.24
|
$2.12
KES276.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.59
|
$2.66
KES347.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.89
|
$30.22
KES3,939.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.23
|
$5.77
KES752.74
|
|
pay 64.7% less for clothing
Greece
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.25
|
$13.35
KES1,740.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.91
|
$20.55
KES2,679.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.99
|
$30.06
KES3,918.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.79
|
$39.30
KES5,122.87
|
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