Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 40.7% cheaper than South Korea overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 36.2% less in Kenya
- Groceries
-
pay 63.5% less in Kenya
- Transportation
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pay 2.2% less in Kenya
- Housing
-
pay 22.4% less in Kenya
- Childcare
-
pay 67.3% less in Kenya
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 30.9% less in Kenya
- Clothing
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pay 62.5% less in Kenya
Expenses including childcare, groceries, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Kenya.
If you lived in Kenya instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.16
₩8,569
|
$3.25
KES420.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
₩7,289
|
$5.64
KES730.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
₩2,048
|
$0.55
KES71.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
₩1,102
|
$0.45
KES58.91
|
|
pay 63.5% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
₩4,280
|
$0.50
KES64.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.40
₩7,519
|
$3.85
KES499.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
₩10,376
|
$2.73
KES353.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
₩3,836
|
$1.59
KES205.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
₩4,620
|
$2.20
KES284.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.17
₩4,407
|
$1.10
KES142.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.49
₩2,071
|
$0.44
KES56.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
₩3,522
|
$0.66
KES85.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
₩3,359
|
$0.33
KES42.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
₩2,539
|
$0.30
KES39.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
₩1,683
|
$0.40
KES51.20
|
|
pay 2.2% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₩6,111
|
$5.65
KES732.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.32
₩63,044
|
$32.71
KES4,236.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,023.07
₩37,594,489
|
$16,627.25
KES2,153,228.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.17
₩11,369
|
$10.53
KES1,363.96
|
|
pay 22.4% less for housing
South Korea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.65
₩24,560
|
$38.26
KES4,954.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$426.93
₩593,947
|
$175.35
KES22,707.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.41
₩456,888
|
$99.93
KES12,940.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
₩155,011
|
$24.70
KES3,199.00
|
|
pay 67.3% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.40
₩519,475
|
$135.79
KES17,585.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,907.58
₩31,869,019
|
$6,611.54
KES856,194.26
|
|
pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.09
₩4,304
|
$1.99
KES258.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
₩4,715
|
$2.16
KES279.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.21
₩4,471
|
$2.93
KES379.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.71
₩63,594
|
$28.98
KES3,753.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.10
₩14,049
|
$6.33
KES819.80
|
|
pay 62.5% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.70
₩84,452
|
$12.19
KES1,578.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.52
₩61,940
|
$19.75
KES2,557.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.99
₩101,547
|
$35.28
KES4,569.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.73
₩130,397
|
$34.91
KES4,520.78
|
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