Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 40.1% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Japan, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥994
|
$3.25
KES418.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥763
|
$5.64
KES727.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥150
|
$0.55
KES70.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥113
|
$0.45
KES58.68
|
|
pay 52.8% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥235
|
$0.50
KES64.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥883
|
$3.85
KES497.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥842
|
$2.73
KES352.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥311
|
$1.59
KES204.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥421
|
$2.20
KES283.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥336
|
$1.10
KES142.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥158
|
$0.44
KES56.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥253
|
$0.66
KES84.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥314
|
$0.33
KES41.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.30
KES38.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥167
|
$0.40
KES51.00
|
|
pay 23.2% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥652
|
$5.65
KES729.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,923
|
$32.71
KES4,219.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,401,882
|
$16,627.25
KES2,144,915.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,924
|
$10.53
KES1,358.69
|
|
pay 47.3% less for housing
|
Japan
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,798
|
$38.26
KES4,935.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥77,226
|
$175.35
KES22,620.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,223
|
$99.93
KES12,890.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,446
|
$24.70
KES3,186.65
|
|
pay 46.6% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥44,464
|
$135.79
KES17,517.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,712,394
|
$6,611.54
KES852,888.49
|
|
pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥418
|
$1.99
KES257.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥429
|
$2.16
KES278.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥615
|
$2.93
KES377.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,908
|
$28.98
KES3,738.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,848
|
$6.33
KES816.64
|
|
pay 47.1% less for clothing
|
Japan
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,257
|
$12.19
KES1,572.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,139
|
$19.75
KES2,547.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,346
|
$35.28
KES4,551.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,604
|
$34.91
KES4,503.33
|
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