Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 43.5% cheaper than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.7% less in Kenya
- Groceries
-
pay 37.1% less in Kenya
- Transportation
-
pay 27.2% less in Kenya
- Housing
-
pay 52.6% less in Kenya
- Childcare
-
pay 31.3% less in Kenya
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 40.4% less in Kenya
- Clothing
-
pay 63.4% less in Kenya
Expenses including clothing, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are lower in Kenya.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Greece, you would:
pay 52.7% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€11.60
|
$3.25
KES419.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.02
|
$5.64
KES729.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.82
|
$0.55
KES71.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$0.45
KES58.79
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.17
|
$0.50
KES64.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.54
|
$3.85
KES498.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.28
|
$2.73
KES352.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.54
|
$1.59
KES205.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€3.72
|
$2.20
KES284.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
$1.10
KES142.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.44
KES56.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.51
|
$0.66
KES84.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.33
KES42.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.45
|
$0.30
KES38.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$0.40
KES51.09
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€6.65
|
$5.65
KES730.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€35.39
|
$32.71
KES4,227.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€24,931.16
|
$16,627.25
KES2,148,714.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€12.16
|
$10.53
KES1,361.10
|
|
pay 52.6% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€28.89
|
$38.26
KES4,943.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€461.67
|
$175.35
KES22,660.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€345.31
|
$99.93
KES12,913.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€154.67
|
$24.70
KES3,192.30
|
|
pay 31.3% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€363.73
|
$135.79
KES17,548.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€5,575.45
|
$6,611.54
KES854,399.06
|
|
pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€3.88
|
$1.99
KES257.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.07
|
$2.16
KES279.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.35
|
$2.93
KES378.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€42.90
|
$28.98
KES3,745.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€7.76
|
$6.33
KES818.08
|
|
pay 63.4% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€73.64
|
$12.19
KES1,575.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€33.31
|
$19.75
KES2,552.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€73.21
|
$35.28
KES4,559.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€82.25
|
$34.91
KES4,511.30
|
|
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