Kenya vs Paraguay - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kenya Paraguay
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1895
$1328
🏠 One person rent
$232
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$559
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$414
$414
💸 GDP per capita
$1952
$6276
😃 Human freedom index
6.62
7.24
❤️ Life expectancy
62.1
70.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
24
🌐 English speaking %
78.7%
1%
🎓 Higher education
69
51
😀 Quality of life
39
36
🏙️ Population
48.5M
6.81M

The average cost of living in Kenya ($685) is 24% more expensive than in Paraguay ($551). Kenya ranked 142nd vs 172nd 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 0.8 months in Paraguay. Ranked 118th and 127th 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
$4.68
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.86
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.19
 Cappuccino
$2.39
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.1
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$35.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2134
$1261
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1490
$783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.7
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$7.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.3
$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$6.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.8
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$162
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7430
$2854

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$760
5.55M
Mombasa
$580
1.21M
Kisumu
$522
410K
Eldoret
$483
289K
Nakuru
$500
308K
Thika
$589
279K
Mumias
$490
100K
Machakos
$408
114K
Malindi
$498
120K
Meru
$541
42.7K

In Paraguay

City Cost of living Population
Asuncion
$635
462K
Ciudad del Este
$500
340K
Luque
$567
260K
San Lorenzo
$585
225K
Pedro Juan Caballero
$502
127K
Caaguazu
$405
127K
Encarnacion
$496
107K
Coronel Oviedo
$522
52.4K
Concepcion
$521
45.1K