Kenya vs Paraguay - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kenya Paraguay
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$1341
🏠 One person rent
$238
$283
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$413
$337
💸 GDP per capita
$1950
$6260
😃 Human freedom index
6.57
7.06
❤️ Life expectancy
62.1
70.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
28
🌐 English speaking %
18.8%
1%
🎓 Higher education
70
52
😀 Quality of life
36
35
🏙️ Population
48.5M
6.81M

The average cost of living in Kenya ($671) is 16% more expensive than in Paraguay ($580). Kenya ranked 150th vs 166th for Paraguay in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kenya compared to 0.6 months in Paraguay. Ranked 126th and 134th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kenya vs Paraguay

We calculate prices for Kenya and Paraguay as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 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 Paraguay
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$4.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$2.49
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$917
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.91%
9.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2000
$1269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1600
$617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.1
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$8.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$5.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.71
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$4.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.9
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.2
$68.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$145
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7707
$2948

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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

In Paraguay

City Cost of living Population
Asuncion
$666
462K
Ciudad del Este
$531
326K
San Lorenzo
$620
225K
Luque
$604
260K
Pedro Juan Caballero
$524
127K
Caaguazu
$411
127K
Encarnacion
$515
107K
Coronel Oviedo
$534
52.4K
Concepcion
$541
45.1K