Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 41.2% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 63.4% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.73
|
$3.25
KES418.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.36
|
$5.64
KES727.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€1.99
|
$0.55
KES70.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.57
|
$0.45
KES58.68
|
|
pay 26.5% less for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
$0.50
KES64.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.80
|
$3.85
KES497.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.91
|
$2.73
KES352.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
$1.59
KES204.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.03
|
$2.20
KES283.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$1.10
KES142.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.44
KES56.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.66
KES84.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$0.33
KES41.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.30
KES38.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.40
KES51.00
|
|
pay 13.8% less for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.79
|
$5.65
KES729.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.04
|
$32.71
KES4,219.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,448.25
|
$16,627.25
KES2,144,915.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.19
|
$10.53
KES1,358.69
|
|
pay 49.9% less for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.65
|
$38.26
KES4,935.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€655.69
|
$175.35
KES22,620.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€508.60
|
$99.93
KES12,890.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€93.42
|
$24.70
KES3,186.65
|
|
pay 44.2% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€365.27
|
$135.79
KES17,517.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,213.86
|
$6,611.54
KES852,888.49
|
|
pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.57
|
$1.99
KES257.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.14
|
$2.16
KES278.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.91
|
$2.93
KES377.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€55.80
|
$28.98
KES3,738.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.20
|
$6.33
KES816.64
|
|
pay 71.7% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€79.00
|
$12.19
KES1,572.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€42.99
|
$19.75
KES2,547.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€99.40
|
$35.28
KES4,551.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€154.93
|
$34.91
KES4,503.33
|
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