Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 16.6% cheaper than Armenia.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 37.6% less for restaurants
|
Armenia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
AMD4,173.36
|
$3.25
KES419.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,541.03
|
$5.64
KES729.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
AMD338.64
|
$0.55
KES71.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD193.30
|
$0.45
KES58.80
|
|
pay 11.0% less for groceries
|
Armenia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
AMD274.37
|
$0.50
KES64.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
AMD1,527.11
|
$3.85
KES498.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,152.77
|
$2.73
KES352.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
AMD863.70
|
$1.59
KES205.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AMD1,260.28
|
$2.20
KES284.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD219.61
|
$1.10
KES142.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD288.47
|
$0.44
KES56.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
AMD251.05
|
$0.66
KES84.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
AMD313.09
|
$0.33
KES42.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD132.02
|
$0.30
KES38.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
AMD123.67
|
$0.40
KES51.10
|
|
pay 77.8% more for transportation
|
Armenia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
AMD1,819.39
|
$5.65
KES730.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,058.61
|
$32.71
KES4,227.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,140,672.81
|
$16,627.25
KES2,149,071.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
AMD1,477.12
|
$10.53
KES1,361.33
|
|
pay 31.3% less for housing
|
Armenia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.21
AMD7,555.85
|
$38.26
KES4,944.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$684.28
AMD269,158.75
|
$175.35
KES22,664.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.92
AMD176,187.68
|
$99.93
KES12,915.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.01
AMD35,010.92
|
$24.70
KES3,192.83
|
|
pay 38.3% less for childcare
|
Armenia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.71
AMD106,483.82
|
$135.79
KES17,551.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,038.40
AMD3,555,238.66
|
$6,611.54
KES854,541.38
|
|
pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Armenia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
AMD657.62
|
$1.99
KES257.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
AMD1,127.76
|
$2.16
KES279.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,011.72
|
$2.93
KES378.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.15
AMD26,414.97
|
$28.98
KES3,745.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.79
AMD2,276.38
|
$6.33
KES818.22
|
|
pay 68.2% less for clothing
|
Armenia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.99
AMD27,924.28
|
$12.19
KES1,575.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.27
AMD20,166.34
|
$19.75
KES2,552.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD55,040.37
|
$35.28
KES4,560.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.15
AMD29,559.90
|
$34.91
KES4,512.05
|
|
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