Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 48.6% cheaper than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 62.4% less for restaurants
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.25
KES418.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$5.64
KES727.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.55
KES70.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$0.45
KES58.68
|
|
pay 62.3% less for groceries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.50
KES64.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$3.85
KES497.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$2.73
KES352.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$1.59
KES204.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$2.20
KES283.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$1.10
KES142.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.44
KES56.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$0.66
KES84.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.33
KES41.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.30
KES38.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.40
KES51.00
|
|
pay 53.1% less for transportation
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$5.65
KES729.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$32.71
KES4,219.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$16,627.25
KES2,144,915.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$10.53
KES1,358.69
|
|
pay 50.8% less for housing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$38.26
KES4,935.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$175.35
KES22,620.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$99.93
KES12,890.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$24.70
KES3,186.65
|
|
pay 26.6% less for childcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$135.79
KES17,517.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,611.54
KES852,888.49
|
|
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.99
KES257.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$2.16
KES278.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.93
KES377.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$28.98
KES3,738.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$6.33
KES816.64
|
|
pay 74.5% less for clothing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$12.19
KES1,572.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$19.75
KES2,547.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$35.28
KES4,551.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$34.91
KES4,503.33
|
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