Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 49.5% cheaper than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.5% less in Kenya
- Groceries
-
pay 49.1% less in Kenya
- Transportation
-
pay 27.6% less in Kenya
- Housing
-
pay 56.8% less in Kenya
- Childcare
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pay 55.1% less in Kenya
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 33.4% less in Kenya
- Clothing
-
pay 59.3% less in Kenya
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kenya.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Rome, you would:
pay 65.5% less for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$3.25
KES421.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.42
|
$5.64
KES731.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€1.97
|
$0.55
KES71.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€0.99
|
$0.45
KES58.98
|
|
pay 49.1% less for groceries
|
Rome
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.57
|
$0.50
KES65.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.16
|
$3.85
KES499.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.45
|
$2.73
KES353.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.31
|
$1.59
KES205.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.30
|
$2.20
KES285.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.94
|
$1.10
KES143.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.81
|
$0.44
KES57.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.78
|
$0.66
KES85.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.96
|
$0.33
KES42.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.64
|
$0.30
KES39.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.69
|
$0.40
KES51.26
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.29
|
$5.65
KES733.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€32.98
|
$32.71
KES4,241.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€23,560.60
|
$16,627.25
KES2,155,889.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€15.08
|
$10.53
KES1,365.65
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
|
Rome
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€25.90
|
$38.26
KES4,960.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,037.87
|
$175.35
KES22,736.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€671.01
|
$99.93
KES12,956.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€147.08
|
$24.70
KES3,202.96
|
|
pay 55.1% less for childcare
|
Rome
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€447.43
|
$135.79
KES17,607.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,224.67
|
$6,611.54
KES857,252.11
|
|
pay 33.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.71
|
$1.99
KES258.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.34
|
$2.16
KES280.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.65
|
$2.93
KES379.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€51.28
|
$28.98
KES3,757.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.42
|
$6.33
KES820.82
|
|
pay 59.3% less for clothing
|
Rome
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€57.54
|
$12.19
KES1,580.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€27.03
|
$19.75
KES2,560.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€67.85
|
$35.28
KES4,574.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€89.97
|
$34.91
KES4,526.37
|
|
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