Cyprus vs Kenya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cyprus Kenya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1600
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3794
$1868
🏠 One person rent
$922
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$1727
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.5
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1857
$413
💸 GDP per capita
$34701
$1950
😃 Human freedom index
8.15
6.57
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
62.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
31
🌐 English speaking %
72.7%
18.8%
🎓 Higher education
73
70
😀 Quality of life
78
36
🏙️ Population
1.14M
48.5M

The average cost of living in Cyprus ($1600) is 138% more expensive than in Kenya ($671). Cyprus ranked 28th vs 150th for Kenya in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Cyprus compared to 0.6 months in Kenya. Ranked 32nd and 126th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cyprus vs Kenya

We calculate prices for Cyprus and Kenya as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cyprus Kenya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.31
$6.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.94
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.88
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$914
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1752
$917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1427
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
13.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3513
$2000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2738
$1600
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.35
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$12.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.59
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.29
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.3
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.3
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$88
$17.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$54.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8059
$7707

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cyprus

City Cost of living Population
Nicosia
$1352
330K
Limassol
$2130
235K
Larnaca
$1559
59.2K
Kyrenia
$1216
33.2K
Paphos
$1528
36K
Ypsonas
$1832
11.1K
Aradippou
$1242
19.2K
Famagusta
$1331
40.9K
Paralimni
$1150
15K
Dali
$1356
10.5K

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$745
5.55M
Mombasa
$560
1.21M
Kisumu
$518
410K
Eldoret
$460
289K
Nakuru
$493
308K
Thika
$571
279K
Mumias
$483
100K
Machakos
$482
114K
Malindi
$502
120K
Meru
$535
42.7K