Cost of living comparison
Mombasa is 21.3% cheaper than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.2% less in Mombasa
- Groceries
-
pay 17.7% less in Mombasa
- Transportation
-
pay 42.4% more in Mombasa
- Housing
-
pay 8.6% less in Mombasa
- Childcare
-
pay 52.5% less in Mombasa
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.9% less in Mombasa
- Clothing
-
pay 64.9% less in Mombasa
Expenses including clothing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Mombasa.
If you lived in Mombasa instead of Quito, you would:
pay 33.2% less for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Mombasa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$2.31
KES298.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$8.67
KES1,120.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$0.50
KES64.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.46
KES59.77
|
|
pay 17.7% less for groceries
|
Quito
|
Mombasa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$0.52
KES66.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$4.24
KES547.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$3.50
KES452.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$1.77
KES229.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$1.92
KES248.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.83
KES107.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.59
KES75.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.76
KES97.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.36
KES46.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.36
KES46.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.55
KES71.16
|
|
pay 42.4% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Mombasa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$5.88
KES760.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$46.24
KES5,976.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$10,172.87
KES1,314,843.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$9.25
KES1,195.31
|
|
pay 8.6% less for housing
|
Quito
|
Mombasa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$43.67
KES5,644.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$166.98
KES21,582.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$105.33
KES13,613.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$50.09
KES6,474.61
|
|
pay 52.5% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Mombasa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$57.80
KES7,470.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$5,394.70
KES697,265.52
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Mombasa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.93
KES249.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$3.21
KES415.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$3.24
KES418.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$17.34
KES2,241.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$10.02
KES1,294.92
|
|
pay 64.9% less for clothing
|
Quito
|
Mombasa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$15.03
KES1,942.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$14.64
KES1,892.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$23.12
KES2,988.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$41.10
KES5,312.50
|
|
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