Cost of living comparison

 Bolivia
compared to
 Kenya
Kenya vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 4.2% cheaper than Bolivia overall.

Restaurants
pay 22.9% less in Kenya
Groceries
pay 7.1% less in Kenya
Transportation
pay 47.6% more in Kenya
Housing
pay 32.4% less in Kenya
Childcare
pay 39.2% more in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports
pay 1.6% less in Kenya
Clothing
pay 52.3% less in Kenya

The cost of transportation and childcare in Kenya are more expensive than in Bolivia. Expenses including clothing, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kenya.

Kenya vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kenya instead of Bolivia, you would:

pay 22.9% less for restaurants

 
Bolivia
Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.05
BOB21.07
$3.25
KES420.11
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.91
BOB47.72
$5.64
KES729.85
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.94
BOB6.49
$0.55
KES71.13

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pay 7.1% less for groceries

 
Bolivia
Kenya
Bread
1 loaf
$1.27
BOB8.74
$0.50
KES64.89
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.34
BOB16.18
$3.85
KES498.54
Milk (1 gallon) $3.62
BOB25.02
$2.73
KES353.03

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pay 47.6% more for transportation

 
Bolivia
Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.00
BOB13.83
$5.65
KES731.33
Monthly public transit pass $25.96
BOB179.30
$32.71
KES4,231.26
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,221.21
BOB112,044.39
$16,627.25
KES2,150,734.66

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pay 32.4% less for housing

 
Bolivia
Kenya
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$45.11
BOB311.60
$38.26
KES4,948.44
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $339.61
BOB2,345.75
$175.35
KES22,681.67
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $201.58
BOB1,392.37
$99.93
KES12,925.46

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pay 39.2% more for childcare

 
Bolivia
Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $177.46
BOB1,225.80
$135.79
KES17,565.05
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,275.34
BOB22,623.71
$6,611.54
KES855,202.53

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pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bolivia
Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.78
BOB12.27
$1.99
KES257.76
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.57
BOB17.77
$2.16
KES279.66
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.60
BOB17.97
$2.93
KES378.81

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pay 52.3% less for clothing

 
Bolivia
Kenya
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$41.88
BOB289.28
$12.19
KES1,576.61
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.40
BOB334.34
$19.75
KES2,554.66
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$61.94
BOB427.85
$35.28
KES4,563.88

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025
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