Cost of living comparison
Russia is 39.8% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Russia instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 30.1% more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES401.36
|
$6.85
RUB614.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES752.37
|
$4.21
RUB377.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES78.70
|
$0.84
RUB75.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES62.01
|
$0.41
RUB36.46
|
|
pay 6.2% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES65.57
|
$0.49
RUB43.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES558.02
|
$3.93
RUB352.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES372.99
|
$3.21
RUB287.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES211.35
|
$1.21
RUB108.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES302.03
|
$1.72
RUB154.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES131.70
|
$0.56
RUB50.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.12
|
$0.56
RUB50.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES78.56
|
$0.75
RUB66.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.47
|
$0.90
RUB80.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES38.03
|
$0.22
RUB19.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES49.39
|
$0.22
RUB19.59
|
|
pay 21.1% less for transportation
Kenya
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES734.95
|
$2.21
RUB198.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,378.38
|
$19.07
RUB1,708.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,213,637.23
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,586,904.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,159.37
|
$4.42
RUB396.24
|
|
pay 80.2% more for housing
Kenya
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,112.58
|
$6.26
RUB561.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES24,068.87
|
$317.16
RUB28,419.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,711.74
|
$217.57
RUB19,495.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,610.96
|
$68.11
RUB6,103.45
|
|
pay 32.8% more for childcare
Kenya
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,728.77
|
$212.06
RUB19,001.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES806,659.57
|
$5,562.55
RUB498,436.02
|
|
pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES253.37
|
$1.50
RUB134.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES276.84
|
$1.72
RUB153.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES347.10
|
$2.19
RUB196.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,939.58
|
$29.01
RUB2,599.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES752.74
|
$4.18
RUB374.55
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,740.31
|
$58.04
RUB5,200.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,679.19
|
$36.63
RUB3,282.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,918.01
|
$78.11
RUB6,998.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,122.87
|
$78.83
RUB7,063.61
|
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