Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 2.1 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 87.1% more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP195.38
|
$3.25
KES418.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP238.78
|
$5.64
KES727.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.08
|
$0.55
KES70.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.07
|
$0.45
KES58.68
|
|
pay 74.2% more for groceries
Egypt
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP37.37
|
$0.50
KES64.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP87.11
|
$3.85
KES497.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP162.81
|
$2.73
KES352.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP76.13
|
$1.59
KES204.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP97.21
|
$2.20
KES283.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.39
|
$1.10
KES142.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.58
|
$0.44
KES56.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
$0.66
KES84.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP8.80
|
$0.33
KES41.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.20
|
$0.30
KES38.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.16
|
$0.40
KES51.00
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP48.36
|
$5.65
KES729.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP592.81
|
$32.71
KES4,219.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,439,048.80
|
$16,627.25
KES2,144,915.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP131.01
|
$10.53
KES1,358.69
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP376.42
|
$38.26
KES4,935.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,173.43
|
$175.35
KES22,620.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,484.88
|
$99.93
KES12,890.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP585.03
|
$24.70
KES3,186.65
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,285.70
|
$135.79
KES17,517.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP72,693.85
|
$6,611.54
KES852,888.49
|
|
pay 59.1% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP88.50
|
$1.99
KES257.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP67.96
|
$2.16
KES278.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP91.33
|
$2.93
KES377.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,079.25
|
$28.98
KES3,738.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP132.20
|
$6.33
KES816.64
|
|
pay 44.1% less for clothing
Egypt
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,157.14
|
$12.19
KES1,572.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,393.52
|
$19.75
KES2,547.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,796.45
|
$35.28
KES4,551.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,825.51
|
$34.91
KES4,503.33
|
|
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