Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 65.6% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Kenya instead of United States, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
United States
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$3.01
KES398.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$3.91
KES517.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.49
KES64.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.45
KES59.60
|
|
pay 63.9% less for groceries
United States
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.43
KES57.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$3.28
KES434.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$2.60
KES344.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.43
KES189.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$2.25
KES298.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.58
KES76.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.44
KES58.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.65
KES85.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.37
KES48.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.26
KES34.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.33
KES43.43
|
|
pay 36.8% less for transportation
United States
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$3.88
KES514.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$32.60
KES4,319.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$9,571.02
KES1,268,460.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$9.76
KES1,294.06
|
|
pay 81.3% less for housing
United States
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$31.67
KES4,197.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$146.91
KES19,469.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$108.62
KES14,394.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$16.25
KES2,153.49
|
|
pay 78.0% less for childcare
United States
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$127.01
KES16,832.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$5,225.46
KES692,537.03
|
|
pay 59.8% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$1.77
KES234.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$1.34
KES178.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$1.76
KES233.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$32.78
KES4,343.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$4.82
KES638.36
|
|
pay 65.8% less for clothing
United States
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$11.94
KES1,582.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$19.76
KES2,618.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$25.82
KES3,422.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$26.69
KES3,537.65
|
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