Kenya vs Nepal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kenya Nepal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$586
$392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1611
$1024
🏠 One person rent
$217
$119
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$229
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$390
$240
💸 GDP per capita
$2099
$1337
😃 Human freedom index
6.57
6.71
❤️ Life expectancy
61.4
68.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
35
🌐 English speaking %
18.8%
3%
🎓 Higher education
70
50
😀 Quality of life
38
30
🏙️ Population
48.5M
29.2M

The average cost of living in Kenya ($586) is 50% more expensive than in Nepal ($392). Kenya ranked 158th vs 194th for Nepal in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kenya compared to 0.6 months in Nepal. Ranked 126th and 145th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kenya vs Nepal

We calculate prices for Kenya and Nepal 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.

Kenya Nepal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$1.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$7.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$132
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$782
$272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$372
$164
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$9.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.93%
13.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1586
$1240
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.28
$8.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$5.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$3.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.2
$2.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.4
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.74
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$16
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.8
$45.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$82.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6399
$3091

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$646
5.55M
Kisumu
$441
410K
Mombasa
$493
1.2M
Eldoret
$405
289K
Thika
$530
279K
Nakuru
$439
308K
Mumias
$424
100K
Machakos
$524
114K
Malindi
$452
120K
Meru
$486
42.7K

In Nepal

City Cost of living Population
Kathmandu
$455
846K
Lalitpur
$355
513K
Pokhara
$386
600K
Birgunj
$345
268K
Biratnagar
$342
243K
Bheemdatta
$400
105K
Dhangadhi
$414
102K
Hetauda
$390
84.7K
Damak
$339
75.1K
Janakpur
$337
97.8K