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Cost of living and expenses in Kenya
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Kenya?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Kenya, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Kenya
(The last update: today)
Currency in Kenya Kenyan shilling (KES). For 10 US dollars you can get 1.29 thousand Kenyan shillings. For 100 US dollars you can get 12.9 thousand Kenyan shillings. And the other way around: For 100 Kenyan shillings you can get 0.774 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Kenya
What are the different prices in the cities in Kenya? Look here: Prices in cities in Kenya
Prices: Nairobi Kisumu Nakuru Mombasa Eldoret Nyeri Thika Meru Garissa Kilifi
Prices and availability of products in shops and supermarkets in Kenya: Nairobi
Pizza prices in Kenya: Nairobi
KFC prices in Kenya: Nairobi
Burger King prices in Kenya: Nairobi
fees
$28 ($15.5 - $46)
86% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$41 ($23 - $62)
by half less than in United States
jeans
$15.7 ($7.7 - $39)
70% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$393
91% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$291 ($116 - $696)
84% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$380 ($193 - $1.01K)
84% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Kenya:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.77 (KES 100)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $35 (KES 4.48K)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1.5 (KES 199)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $16.6K (KES 2.15M)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $291 (KES 37.6K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $154 (KES 19.9K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $894 (KES 116K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $380 (KES 49.1K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $28 (KES 3.64K)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $41 (KES 5.29K)
- numb_34 $14.2 (KES 1.83K)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $15.7 (KES 2.03K)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $23 (KES 2.95K)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $44 (KES 5.65K)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $47 (KES 6.06K)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $17.2K (KES 2.22M)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $139 (KES 18K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $1.16K (KES 150K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $7.18K (KES 927K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $792 (KES 102K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $393 (KES 50.8K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 13%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $1.5 (KES 200)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $1.2 (KES 160)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $2.3 (KES 300)
Price changes in previous years in Kenya
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2014: $890(KES 115K) and 2015: $3.32K(KES 430K)
Have earnings increased in Kenya?
See the average salary in previous years in 2012: $343(KES 44.3K), 2013: $309(KES 40K), 2014: $286(KES 37K), 2015: $231(KES 29.9K), 2016: $248(KES 32.1K), 2017: $262(KES 33.9K), and 2018: $294(KES 38.1K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2012: $40(KES 5.14K), 2013: $14.2(KES 1.83K), 2014: $40(KES 5.17K), 2015: $31(KES 4.05K), 2016: $39(KES 5.07K), 2017: $42(KES 5.4K), and 2018: $41(KES 5.34K)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2012: $33(KES 4.25K), 2013: $27(KES 3.5K), 2014: $38(KES 4.92K), 2015: $34(KES 4.41K), 2016: $33(KES 4.25K), 2017: $40(KES 5.18K), and 2018: $49(KES 6.27K)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Kenya in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2012: $44(KES 5.75K), 2013: $19.8(KES 2.56K), 2014: $27(KES 3.43K), 2015: $25(KES 3.29K), 2016: $20(KES 2.65K), 2017: $25(KES 3.26K), and 2018: $22(KES 2.89K)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
rice
$1.6 ($0.93 - $2.6)
66% is less expensive than in United States
bread
$0.53 ($0.46 - $0.77)
85% is less expensive than in United States
Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda
$0.61 ($0.39 - $1.5)
75% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$41 ($23 - $62)
by half less than in United States
local beer
$2.3 ($1.5 - $3.1)
61% is less expensive than in United States
Burger King or a similar bar
$5.4 ($3.9 - $7.7)
by half less than in United States