Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 62.5% cheaper than Guernsey overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.6% less in Kenya
- Groceries
-
pay 67.8% less in Kenya
- Transportation
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pay 28.3% less in Kenya
- Housing
-
pay 78.0% less in Kenya
- Childcare
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pay 74.9% less in Kenya
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 58.8% less in Kenya
- Clothing
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pay 61.4% less in Kenya
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kenya.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 68.6% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.70
£14.80
|
$3.25
KES420.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£6.79
|
$5.64
KES729.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
£1.78
|
$0.55
KES71.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
£1.45
|
$0.45
KES58.84
|
|
pay 67.8% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
£1.67
|
$0.50
KES64.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
£5.33
|
$3.85
KES498.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
£6.18
|
$2.73
KES353.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.73
£4.31
|
$1.59
KES205.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
£3.88
|
$2.20
KES284.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.05
£2.29
|
$1.10
KES142.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
£1.16
|
$0.44
KES56.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
£1.85
|
$0.66
KES85.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
£1.31
|
$0.33
KES42.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
£0.99
|
$0.30
KES38.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.73
|
$0.40
KES51.14
|
|
pay 28.3% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.40
£5.56
|
$5.65
KES731.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.35
£22.81
|
$32.71
KES4,231.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,705.36
£22,328.15
|
$16,627.25
KES2,150,734.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.56
£16.96
|
$10.53
KES1,362.38
|
|
pay 78.0% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.61
£51.57
|
$38.26
KES4,948.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,903.94
£1,431.11
|
$175.35
KES22,681.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,750.03
£1,315.42
|
$99.93
KES12,925.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$143.94
£108.19
|
$24.70
KES3,195.30
|
|
pay 74.9% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,808.15
£1,359.11
|
$135.79
KES17,565.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,498.45
£11,649.47
|
$6,611.54
KES855,202.53
|
|
pay 58.8% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.81
£4.37
|
$1.99
KES257.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
£3.32
|
$2.16
KES279.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.69
£9.54
|
$2.93
KES378.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.31
£61.12
|
$28.98
KES3,748.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
£7.40
|
$6.33
KES818.85
|
|
pay 61.4% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Kenya
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
£66.74
|
$12.19
KES1,576.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.29
£24.27
|
$19.75
KES2,554.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.99
£66.14
|
$35.28
KES4,563.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
£66.74
|
$34.91
KES4,515.55
|
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