Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 16.0% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Romania, you would:
pay 51.2% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON38.98
|
$3.08
KES401.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.30
|
$5.77
KES752.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON7.92
|
$0.60
KES78.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.53
|
$0.48
KES62.01
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
Romania
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON4.99
|
$0.50
KES65.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.26
|
$4.28
KES558.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.54
|
$2.86
KES372.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.66
|
$1.62
KES211.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.54
|
$2.32
KES302.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.17
|
$1.01
KES131.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.07
|
$0.42
KES54.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.93
|
$0.60
KES78.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.86
|
$0.33
KES43.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.72
|
$0.29
KES38.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.90
|
$0.38
KES49.39
|
|
pay 19.5% more for transportation
Romania
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.04
|
$5.64
KES734.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON90.81
|
$33.59
KES4,378.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON116,069.97
|
$16,982.90
KES2,213,637.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON28.72
|
$8.89
KES1,159.37
|
|
pay 39.4% more for housing
Romania
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.39
|
$39.22
KES5,112.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,699.01
|
$184.65
KES24,068.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,209.19
|
$112.87
KES14,711.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON465.96
|
$20.03
KES2,610.96
|
|
pay 31.4% less for childcare
Romania
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,667.64
|
$120.67
KES15,728.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,319.15
|
$6,188.65
KES806,659.57
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.25
|
$1.94
KES253.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON9.94
|
$2.12
KES276.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.22
|
$2.66
KES347.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON172.31
|
$30.22
KES3,939.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.17
|
$5.77
KES752.74
|
|
pay 56.5% less for clothing
Romania
|
Kenya
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON273.08
|
$13.35
KES1,740.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON157.76
|
$20.55
KES2,679.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON319.70
|
$30.06
KES3,918.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON370.46
|
$39.30
KES5,122.87
|
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