Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

Kenya

Kenya vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 12.4% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.4% more in Kenya
Groceries: pay 24.2% less in Kenya
Transportation: pay 98.1% more in Kenya
Housing: pay 20.3% less in Kenya
Childcare: pay 15.0% more in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.5% more in Kenya
Clothing: pay 48.8% less in Kenya

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

Kenya vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.4% more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR29,523.84	$3.25 KES420.11	+82.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR53,556.95	$5.64 KES729.85	+74.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,417.15	$0.55 KES71.13	-12.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,835.35	$0.45 KES58.84	+10.1%
Average			+38.4%

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pay 24.2% less for groceries

	Indonesia	Kenya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,556.23	$0.50 KES64.89	-59.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR75,098.91	$3.85 KES498.54	-15.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR85,918.02	$2.73 KES353.03	-47.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR26,832.82	$1.59 KES205.50	-2.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR23,290.06	$2.20 KES284.50	+56.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR19,402.06	$1.10 KES142.66	-6.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,254.46	$0.44 KES56.87	-29.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,435.02	$0.66 KES85.04	-19.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR8,990.06	$0.33 KES42.06	-40.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,298.99	$0.30 KES38.95	-46.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR15,285.82	$0.40 KES51.14	-57.2%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 98.1% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR51,290.43	$5.65 KES731.33	+82.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR200,328.76	$32.71 KES4,231.26	+170.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR399,991,817.03	$16,627.25 KES2,150,734.66	-31.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR64,264.31	$10.53 KES1,362.38	+171.2%
Average			+98.1%

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pay 20.3% less for housing

	Indonesia	Kenya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR441,160.73	$38.26 KES4,948.44	+43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,621,424.16	$175.35 KES22,681.67	-37.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,716,210.67	$99.93 KES12,925.46	-39.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR790,582.76	$24.70 KES3,195.30	-48.3%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 15.0% more for childcare

	Indonesia	Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,857,591.37	$135.79 KES17,565.05	+20.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR100,281,512.17	$6,611.54 KES855,202.53	+9.1%
Average			+15.0%

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pay 28.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR45,388.79	$1.99 KES257.76	-27.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR28,340.39	$2.16 KES279.66	+26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR35,997.52	$2.93 KES378.81	+34.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR442,111.21	$28.98 KES3,748.85	+8.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR52,228.94	$6.33 KES818.85	+100.5%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 48.8% less for clothing

	Indonesia	Kenya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR694,581.20	$12.19 KES1,576.61	-71.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR462,991.27	$19.75 KES2,554.66	-29.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,131,406.03	$35.28 KES4,563.88	-48.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,077,653.23	$34.91 KES4,515.55	-46.4%
Average			-48.8%

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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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