Kenya vs Paraguay - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kenya Paraguay
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1780
$1633
🏠 One person rent
$257
$321
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$539
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$511
💸 GDP per capita
$2132
$6416
😃 Human freedom index
6.59
7.49
❤️ Life expectancy
63.6
73.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
24
🌐 English speaking %
78.7%
1%
🎓 Higher education
67
52
😀 Quality of life
40
44
🏙️ Population
56.4M
6.93M

The average cost of living in Kenya ($712) is 4% more expensive than in Paraguay ($682). Kenya ranked 149th vs 153rd 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 0.4 months in Kenya compared to 0.7 months in Paraguay. Ranked 131st and 121st 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
$4.54
$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$427
$490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.6
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.67%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2038
$1474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$1231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$9.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$7.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.47
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$7.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.8
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.9
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$4000

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In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$797
5.55M
Mombasa
$604
1.21M
Nakuru
$508
308K
Eldoret
$520
289K
Kisumu
$533
398K
Thika
$455
279K
Machakos
$419
114K
Malindi
$553
120K
Mumias
$505
100K
Meru
$542
42.7K

In Paraguay

City Cost of living Population
Asuncion
$752
462K
Ciudad del Este
$649
350K
Luque
$744
260K
San Lorenzo
$720
225K
Pedro Juan Caballero
$629
127K
Caaguazu
$457
127K
Encarnacion
$619
107K
Coronel Oviedo
$643
52.4K
Concepcion
$652
45.1K