Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 75.3% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 0.1% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
$3.25
KES419.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
$5.64
KES729.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS460
|
$0.55
KES71.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS291
|
$0.45
KES58.80
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
$0.50
KES64.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
$3.85
KES498.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
$2.73
KES352.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
$1.59
KES205.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
$2.20
KES284.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS983
|
$1.10
KES142.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS503
|
$0.44
KES56.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS749
|
$0.66
KES84.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.33
KES42.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS341
|
$0.30
KES38.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS308
|
$0.40
KES51.10
|
|
pay 74.7% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
$5.65
KES730.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$32.71
KES4,227.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
$16,627.25
KES2,149,071.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
$10.53
KES1,361.33
|
|
pay 8.1% less for housing
|
Somalia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
$38.26
KES4,944.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
$175.35
KES22,664.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
$99.93
KES12,915.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
$24.70
KES3,192.83
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
$135.79
KES17,551.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
$6,611.54
KES854,541.38
|
|
pay 28.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
$1.99
KES257.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS704
|
$2.16
KES279.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
$2.93
KES378.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
$28.98
KES3,745.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
$6.33
KES818.22
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
$12.19
KES1,575.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
$19.75
KES2,552.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
$35.28
KES4,560.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
$34.91
KES4,512.05
|
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