Kenya vs Singapore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kenya Singapore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$3193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1810
$6953
🏠 One person rent
$250
$2215
🏘️ Family rent
$413
$3746
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$234
$4604
💸 GDP per capita
$2206
$90674
😃 Human freedom index
6.62
7.85
❤️ Life expectancy
63.6
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
84
🌐 English speaking %
78.7%
96.4%
🎓 Higher education
69
97
😀 Quality of life
40
95
🏙️ Population
56.4M
6.04M

The average cost of living in Kenya ($721) is 77% less expensive than in Singapore ($3193). Kenya ranked 143rd vs 3rd for Singapore 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 1.4 months in Singapore. Ranked 130th and 4th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kenya vs Singapore

We calculate prices for Kenya and Singapore as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 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 Singapore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.84
$8.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$7.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$7.77
 Cappuccino
$2.5
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$2655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$1941
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$890
$5344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$3270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.1
$97.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.46%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2309
$22584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1590
$7844
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$15.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$7.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.82
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$31.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$85.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7843
$29474

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$811
5.55M
Mombasa
$596
1.21M
Kisumu
$543
398K
Nakuru
$503
308K
Eldoret
$528
289K
Thika
$460
279K
Machakos
$420
114K
Malindi
$548
120K
Mumias
$511
100K
Meru
$549
42.7K

In Singapore

City Cost of living Population
Singapore City
$3201
5.87M
Bukit Merah
$2909
152K