Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 68.7% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
KES419.78
|
$8.59
ARS8,780.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
KES729.28
|
$6.73
ARS6,876.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KES71.07
|
$1.32
ARS1,350.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES58.80
|
$1.00
ARS1,024.57
|
|
pay 56.9% more for groceries
|
Kenya
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES64.84
|
$1.43
ARS1,459.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.85
KES498.15
|
$3.84
ARS3,919.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.73
KES352.76
|
$4.28
ARS4,372.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
KES205.34
|
$1.79
ARS1,830.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
KES284.28
|
$2.64
ARS2,698.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
KES142.55
|
$0.91
ARS925.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES56.83
|
$0.85
ARS866.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
KES84.98
|
$0.64
ARS658.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES42.03
|
$1.01
ARS1,028.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
KES38.92
|
$0.46
ARS473.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
KES51.10
|
$0.46
ARS466.88
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
|
Kenya
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
KES730.77
|
$3.66
ARS3,741.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.71
KES4,227.98
|
$13.28
ARS13,567.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,627.25
KES2,149,071.93
|
$28,930.00
ARS29,563,205.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.53
KES1,361.33
|
$9.90
ARS10,112.85
|
|
pay 53.8% more for housing
|
Kenya
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.26
KES4,944.62
|
$19.37
ARS19,790.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.35
KES22,664.14
|
$303.40
ARS310,044.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.93
KES12,915.47
|
$221.72
ARS226,568.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.70
KES3,192.83
|
$41.92
ARS42,840.96
|
|
pay 14.6% less for childcare
|
Kenya
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.79
KES17,551.47
|
$173.69
ARS177,489.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,611.54
KES854,541.38
|
$2,841.72
ARS2,903,917.37
|
|
pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
KES257.56
|
$1.81
ARS1,848.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
KES279.45
|
$2.09
ARS2,132.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KES378.52
|
$2.36
ARS2,409.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.98
KES3,745.95
|
$18.92
ARS19,331.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
KES818.22
|
$4.76
ARS4,868.02
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
|
Kenya
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.19
KES1,575.39
|
$79.59
ARS81,335.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.75
KES2,552.69
|
$69.14
ARS70,656.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.28
KES4,560.35
|
$107.64
ARS109,994.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.91
KES4,512.05
|
$100.20
ARS102,389.64
|
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