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
KES418.97
|
$8.59
ARS8,568.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
KES727.87
|
$6.73
ARS6,710.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KES70.93
|
$1.32
ARS1,317.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES58.68
|
$1.00
ARS999.84
|
|
pay 56.9% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES64.72
|
$1.43
ARS1,423.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.85
KES497.19
|
$3.84
ARS3,824.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.73
KES352.08
|
$4.28
ARS4,266.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
KES204.95
|
$1.79
ARS1,786.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
KES283.73
|
$2.64
ARS2,633.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
KES142.27
|
$0.91
ARS903.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES56.72
|
$0.85
ARS845.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
KES84.81
|
$0.64
ARS642.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES41.95
|
$1.01
ARS1,003.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
KES38.85
|
$0.46
ARS462.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
KES51.00
|
$0.46
ARS455.62
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
Kenya
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
KES729.35
|
$3.66
ARS3,650.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.71
KES4,219.81
|
$13.28
ARS13,240.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,627.25
KES2,144,915.12
|
$28,930.00
ARS28,849,709.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.53
KES1,358.69
|
$9.90
ARS9,868.78
|
|
pay 53.8% more for housing
Kenya
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.26
KES4,935.05
|
$19.37
ARS19,313.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.35
KES22,620.30
|
$303.40
ARS302,561.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.93
KES12,890.48
|
$221.72
ARS221,100.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.70
KES3,186.65
|
$41.92
ARS41,807.01
|
|
pay 14.6% less for childcare
Kenya
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.79
KES17,517.52
|
$173.69
ARS173,205.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,611.54
KES852,888.49
|
$2,841.72
ARS2,833,832.53
|
|
pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
KES257.06
|
$1.81
ARS1,804.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
KES278.91
|
$2.09
ARS2,080.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KES377.78
|
$2.36
ARS2,350.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.98
KES3,738.71
|
$18.92
ARS18,865.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
KES816.64
|
$4.76
ARS4,750.53
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.19
KES1,572.34
|
$79.59
ARS79,372.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.75
KES2,547.75
|
$69.14
ARS68,951.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.28
KES4,551.53
|
$107.64
ARS107,339.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.91
KES4,503.33
|
$100.20
ARS99,918.51
|
|
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