Kenya vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kenya Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$265
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$444
$910
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$212
$932
💸 GDP per capita
$2132
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
6.59
4.86
❤️ Life expectancy
63.6
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
22
🌐 English speaking %
78.7%
3.7%
🎓 Higher education
67
85
😀 Quality of life
38
49
🏙️ Population
56.4M
144M

The average cost of living in Kenya ($721) is 30% less expensive than in Russia ($1027). Kenya ranked 150th vs 98th for Russia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kenya compared to 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 132nd and 103rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kenya vs Russia

We calculate prices for Kenya and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.53
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.83
$6.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$2.54
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.5
$9.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.52%
21.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2000
$4391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1408
$2478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$7.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$5.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$9.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.81
$6.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.09
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.3
$24
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.05
$6.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.7
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$208
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9327
$12853

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Cities Comparison in Kenya vs Russia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$807
5.55M
Mombasa
$611
1.21M
Kisumu
$549
398K
Nakuru
$532
308K
Eldoret
$513
289K
Thika
$448
279K
Malindi
$563
120K
Machakos
$415
114K
Mumias
$524
100K
Meru
$543
42.7K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1678
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$1139
5.65M
Yekaterinburg
$1163
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$935
1.64M
Kazan
$981
1.33M
Samara
$845
1.15M
Omsk
$819
1.1M
Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1.2M
Rostov-on-Don
$891
1.14M
Krasnodar
$973
1.15M
Perm
$791
1.03M
Ufa
$913
1.14M
Voronezh
$766
1.04M
Krasnoyarsk
$954
1.09M
Chelyabinsk
$786
1.18M
Tyumen
$1024
872K
Ryazan
$771
519K
Izhevsk
$708
616K
Saratov
$895
838K
Balashikha
$1055
544K
Khabarovsk
$976
616K
Makhachkala
$676
663K
Vladivostok
$947
592K
Yaroslavl
$781
564K
Tomsk
$630
545K
Irkutsk
$778
606K
Volgograd
$685
1.01M
Tula
$974
457K
Kemerovo
$754
543K
Ulyanovsk
$705
613K