Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 37.0% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 56.2% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.22
|
$3.08
KES396.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.42
|
$5.77
KES743.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$0.60
KES77.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$0.48
KES61.30
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.50
KES64.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.86
|
$4.28
KES551.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.73
|
$2.86
KES368.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.68
|
$1.62
KES208.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$2.32
KES298.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.01
KES130.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.42
KES53.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.60
KES77.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.33
KES42.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.29
KES37.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.38
KES48.82
|
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pay 15.1% less for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.69
|
$5.64
KES726.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.82
|
$33.59
KES4,327.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,300.27
|
$16,982.90
KES2,188,119.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.34
|
$8.89
KES1,146.01
|
|
pay 45.7% less for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.48
|
$39.22
KES5,053.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€555.69
|
$184.65
KES23,791.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€418.76
|
$112.87
KES14,542.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.64
|
$20.03
KES2,580.86
|
|
pay 40.1% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€292.24
|
$120.67
KES15,547.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,956.49
|
$6,188.65
KES797,360.93
|
|
pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$1.94
KES250.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.93
|
$2.12
KES273.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$2.66
KES343.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.79
|
$30.22
KES3,894.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.20
|
$5.77
KES744.06
|
|
pay 62.5% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.18
|
$13.35
KES1,720.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.11
|
$20.55
KES2,648.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€88.40
|
$30.06
KES3,872.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€110.21
|
$39.30
KES5,063.81
|
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