Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 21.2% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 51.7% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD800
|
$3.25
KES419.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
$5.64
KES729.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD180
|
$0.55
KES71.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD130
|
$0.45
KES58.80
|
|
pay 13.2% less for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$0.50
KES64.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD446
|
$3.85
KES498.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD543
|
$2.73
KES352.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
$1.59
KES205.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD329
|
$2.20
KES284.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$1.10
KES142.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD85
|
$0.44
KES56.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD72
|
$0.66
KES84.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD91
|
$0.33
KES42.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$0.30
KES38.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$0.40
KES51.10
|
|
pay 9.3% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD698
|
$5.65
KES730.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
$32.71
KES4,227.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
$16,627.25
KES2,149,071.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD797
|
$10.53
KES1,361.33
|
|
pay 30.6% less for housing
|
Serbia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
$38.26
KES4,944.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
$175.35
KES22,664.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
$99.93
KES12,915.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
$24.70
KES3,192.83
|
|
pay 10.1% less for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
$135.79
KES17,551.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
$6,611.54
KES854,541.38
|
|
pay 11.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD227
|
$1.99
KES257.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD188
|
$2.16
KES279.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
$2.93
KES378.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
$28.98
KES3,745.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD508
|
$6.33
KES818.22
|
|
pay 63.6% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
$12.19
KES1,575.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
$19.75
KES2,552.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
$35.28
KES4,560.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
$34.91
KES4,512.05
|
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