Kenya vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kenya Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$586
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1611
$1961
🏠 One person rent
$217
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$828
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$390
$251
💸 GDP per capita
$2099
$1457
😃 Human freedom index
6.57
6.21
❤️ Life expectancy
61.4
61.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
37
🌐 English speaking %
18.8%
16%
🎓 Higher education
70
49
😀 Quality of life
38
28
🏙️ Population
48.5M
17.1M

The average cost of living in Kenya ($586) is 37% less expensive than in Zambia ($935). Kenya ranked 158th vs 90th for Zambia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kenya compared to 0.3 months in Zambia. Ranked 126th and 155th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kenya vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Kenya and Zambia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 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 Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.03
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$782
$638
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$372
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.93%
21.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1586
$1973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$4797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$42.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.28
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$6.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$4.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.2
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.4
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.74
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$16
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.8
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6399
$5878

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Cities Comparison in Kenya vs Zambia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$646
5.55M
Kisumu
$441
410K
Mombasa
$493
1.2M
Eldoret
$405
289K
Thika
$530
279K
Nakuru
$439
308K
Mumias
$424
100K
Machakos
$524
114K
Malindi
$452
120K
Meru
$486
42.7K

In Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$777
2.47M
Ndola
$1210
528K
Kitwe
$1238
504K
Kapiri Mposhi
$968
241K
Livingstone
$734
137K
Choma
$795
122K
Kasama
$1176
168K
Mansa
$1121
129K
Mufulira
$1236
122K
Chingola
$1107
147K