Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 25.5% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Russia, you would:
pay 6.7% less for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
RUB670.16
|
$3.25
KES419.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.14
RUB426.52
|
$5.64
KES729.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RUB82.13
|
$0.55
KES71.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
RUB39.57
|
$0.45
KES58.80
|
|
pay 18.6% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
RUB48.24
|
$0.50
KES64.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
RUB382.48
|
$3.85
KES498.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
RUB316.28
|
$2.73
KES352.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB124.67
|
$1.59
KES205.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
RUB170.48
|
$2.20
KES284.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RUB55.76
|
$1.10
KES142.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
RUB56.76
|
$0.44
KES56.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RUB73.47
|
$0.66
KES84.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RUB91.23
|
$0.33
KES42.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB22.27
|
$0.30
KES38.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.45
|
$0.40
KES51.10
|
|
pay 92.1% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.12
RUB218.10
|
$5.65
KES730.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.67
RUB1,818.68
|
$32.71
KES4,227.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,642.44
RUB2,742,722.40
|
$16,627.25
KES2,149,071.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.15
RUB427.24
|
$10.53
KES1,361.33
|
|
pay 95.8% more for housing
|
Russia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.97
RUB615.03
|
$38.26
KES4,944.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.49
RUB31,346.27
|
$175.35
KES22,664.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.86
RUB21,706.66
|
$99.93
KES12,915.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.94
RUB6,685.13
|
$24.70
KES3,192.83
|
|
pay 0.8% more for childcare
|
Russia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.09
RUB19,569.19
|
$135.79
KES17,551.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,074.52
RUB522,399.66
|
$6,611.54
KES854,541.38
|
|
pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
RUB146.46
|
$1.99
KES257.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
RUB171.99
|
$2.16
KES279.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
RUB215.95
|
$2.93
KES378.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
RUB2,898.37
|
$28.98
KES3,745.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
RUB409.03
|
$6.33
KES818.22
|
|
pay 56.5% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.85
RUB5,337.57
|
$12.19
KES1,575.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.92
RUB3,492.07
|
$19.75
KES2,552.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.53
RUB7,878.10
|
$35.28
KES4,560.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.61
RUB7,783.88
|
$34.91
KES4,512.05
|
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