Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 63.3% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 67.2% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.85
|
$3.08
KES401.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
£6.93
|
$5.77
KES753.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.99
|
$0.60
KES78.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.45
|
$0.48
KES62.09
|
|
pay 66.8% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
£1.70
|
$0.50
KES65.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
£5.44
|
$4.28
KES558.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
£5.98
|
$2.86
KES373.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.60
£4.39
|
$1.62
KES211.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
£4.07
|
$2.32
KES302.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
£2.11
|
$1.01
KES131.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.97
£1.55
|
$0.42
KES54.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
£1.89
|
$0.60
KES78.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
£1.49
|
$0.33
KES43.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.06
|
$0.29
KES38.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.38
KES49.45
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
£5.52
|
$5.64
KES735.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.73
£31.19
|
$33.59
KES4,383.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,386.35
£23,071.64
|
$16,982.90
KES2,216,268.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.24
£18.24
|
$8.89
KES1,160.75
|
|
pay 78.5% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.68
£53.92
|
$39.22
KES5,118.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.05
£1,463.49
|
$184.65
KES24,097.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,324.39
|
$112.87
KES14,729.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.86
£127.08
|
$20.03
KES2,614.06
|
|
pay 77.2% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,460.21
£1,146.43
|
$120.67
KES15,747.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,544.33
£12,989.18
|
$6,188.65
KES807,618.38
|
|
pay 59.0% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.93
£4.65
|
$1.94
KES253.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
£3.15
|
$2.12
KES277.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.39
£9.73
|
$2.66
KES347.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.68
£62.56
|
$30.22
KES3,944.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
£7.55
|
$5.77
KES753.63
|
|
pay 59.5% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Kenya
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.29
£69.31
|
$13.35
KES1,742.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.10
£27.56
|
$20.55
KES2,682.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.67
£63.33
|
$30.06
KES3,922.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
£60.28
|
$39.30
KES5,128.96
|
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