Kenya vs United Arab Emirates - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kenya United Arab Emirates
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1904
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$4462
🏠 One person rent
$238
$1238
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$2399
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$413
$3280
💸 GDP per capita
$1950
$52977
😃 Human freedom index
6.57
5.73
❤️ Life expectancy
62.1
79.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
68
🌐 English speaking %
18.8%
65%
🎓 Higher education
70
68
😀 Quality of life
36
78
🏙️ Population
48.5M
9.89M

The average cost of living in Kenya ($671) is 65% less expensive than in the United Arab Emirates ($1904). Kenya ranked 150th vs 19th for the United Arab Emirates 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 1.7 months in the United Arab Emirates. Ranked 126th and 30th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kenya vs the United Arab Emirates

We calculate prices for Kenya and the United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$58.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$10.8
 Cappuccino
$2.49
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$1420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$917
$2605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$2024
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.91%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2000
$5331
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1600
$3494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.1
$59.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$9.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$8.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$6.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.71
$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$76.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$77.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$9.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.9
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.2
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$145
$614
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7707
$10203

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 the United Arab Emirates

City Cost of living Population
Dubai
$2309
3.33M
Abu Dhabi
$1802
1.48M
Al Ain
$1050
767K
Sharjah
$1503
1.25M
Ajman
$2084
490K
Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
116K
Fujairah
$1232
119K
Umm al-Quwain
$1768
44.4K
Madinat Zayed
$1630
29.1K