Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 65.4% cheaper than Guam.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Guam, you would:
pay 67.8% less for restaurants
Guam
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.60
|
$3.25
KES418.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.94
|
$5.64
KES727.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
|
$0.55
KES70.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$0.45
KES58.68
|
|
pay 71.4% less for groceries
Guam
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.30
|
$0.50
KES64.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.01
|
$3.85
KES497.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
|
$2.73
KES352.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.17
|
$1.59
KES204.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
|
$2.20
KES283.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.77
|
$1.10
KES142.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.44
KES56.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.43
|
$0.66
KES84.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.95
|
$0.33
KES41.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$0.30
KES38.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.40
KES51.00
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
Guam
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
|
$5.65
KES729.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.71
KES4,219.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,627.25
KES2,144,915.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.93
|
$10.53
KES1,358.69
|
|
pay 82.9% less for housing
Guam
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.96
|
$38.26
KES4,935.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,671.00
|
$175.35
KES22,620.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,519.50
|
$99.93
KES12,890.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$268.89
|
$24.70
KES3,186.65
|
|
pay 70.2% less for childcare
Guam
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.83
|
$135.79
KES17,517.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,000.00
|
$6,611.54
KES852,888.49
|
|
pay 61.2% less for entertainment and sports
Guam
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.24
|
$1.99
KES257.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.91
|
$2.16
KES278.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.38
|
$2.93
KES377.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.00
|
$28.98
KES3,738.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.12
|
$6.33
KES816.64
|
|
pay 69.0% less for clothing
Guam
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.60
|
$12.19
KES1,572.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.80
|
$19.75
KES2,547.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.41
|
$35.28
KES4,551.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.96
|
$34.91
KES4,503.33
|
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