Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 29.2% cheaper than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 14.8% less for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
$3.08
KES396.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
$5.77
KES743.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
$0.60
KES77.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
$0.48
KES61.30
|
|
pay 32.8% less for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
$0.50
KES64.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
$4.28
KES551.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
$2.86
KES368.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
$1.62
KES208.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
$2.32
KES298.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
$1.01
KES130.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
$0.42
KES53.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
$0.60
KES77.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
$0.33
KES42.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
$0.29
KES37.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
$0.38
KES48.82
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
$5.64
KES726.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
$33.59
KES4,327.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$16,982.90
KES2,188,119.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$8.89
KES1,146.01
|
|
pay 50.4% less for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
$39.22
KES5,053.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
$184.65
KES23,791.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
$112.87
KES14,542.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
$20.03
KES2,580.86
|
|
pay 35.8% less for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
$120.67
KES15,547.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$6,188.65
KES797,360.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.94
KES250.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
$2.12
KES273.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
$2.66
KES343.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
$30.22
KES3,894.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
$5.77
KES744.06
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
$13.35
KES1,720.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
$20.55
KES2,648.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
$30.06
KES3,872.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
$39.30
KES5,063.81
|
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