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
RUB635.03
|
$3.25
KES418.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.14
RUB404.17
|
$5.64
KES727.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RUB77.82
|
$0.55
KES70.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
RUB37.50
|
$0.45
KES58.68
|
|
pay 18.6% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
RUB45.71
|
$0.50
KES64.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
RUB362.43
|
$3.85
KES497.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
RUB299.70
|
$2.73
KES352.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB118.13
|
$1.59
KES204.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
RUB161.55
|
$2.20
KES283.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RUB52.84
|
$1.10
KES142.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
RUB53.78
|
$0.44
KES56.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RUB69.62
|
$0.66
KES84.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RUB86.45
|
$0.33
KES41.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.10
|
$0.30
KES38.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB20.32
|
$0.40
KES51.00
|
|
pay 92.1% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.12
RUB206.67
|
$5.65
KES729.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.67
RUB1,723.35
|
$32.71
KES4,219.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,642.44
RUB2,598,958.11
|
$16,627.25
KES2,144,915.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.15
RUB404.85
|
$10.53
KES1,358.69
|
|
pay 95.8% more for housing
|
Russia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.97
RUB582.80
|
$38.26
KES4,935.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.49
RUB29,703.20
|
$175.35
KES22,620.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.86
RUB20,568.87
|
$99.93
KES12,890.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.94
RUB6,334.72
|
$24.70
KES3,186.65
|
|
pay 0.8% more for childcare
|
Russia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.09
RUB18,543.44
|
$135.79
KES17,517.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,074.52
RUB495,017.22
|
$6,611.54
KES852,888.49
|
|
pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
RUB138.78
|
$1.99
KES257.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
RUB162.97
|
$2.16
KES278.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
RUB204.63
|
$2.93
KES377.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
RUB2,746.45
|
$28.98
KES3,738.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
RUB387.59
|
$6.33
KES816.64
|
|
pay 56.5% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.85
RUB5,057.80
|
$12.19
KES1,572.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.92
RUB3,309.02
|
$19.75
KES2,547.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.53
RUB7,465.16
|
$35.28
KES4,551.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.61
RUB7,375.87
|
$34.91
KES4,503.33
|
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