Cost of Living Comparison Between China and Kenya Cost of Living Comparison Between China and Kenya

Name: Kenya
Address: KE

🙂 Solo nomad: China is 2.2% cheaper than Kenya without rent, and 18.6% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: China is 3.4% cheaper than Kenya without rent, and 15.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.85 ¥20.46

$3.86 KES 499

-26.17%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.97 ¥172

$34.45 KES 4,452

-30.42%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.96 ¥35.61

$6.92 KES 894

-28.32%

Cappuccino

$3.13 ¥22.47

$2.21 KES 285

41.63%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.44 ¥3.18

$0.67 KES 86.3

-34.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.29 ¥2.1

$0.5 KES 64.7

-42.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.95 ¥6.83

$2.39 KES 308

-60.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.14 ¥15.32

$2.77 KES 358

-22.74%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.85 ¥13.23

$0.82 KES 106

125.61%

White Bread (500g)

$1.68 ¥12.06

$0.5 KES 64.7

236.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.95 ¥6.81

$1.36 KES 176

-30.15%

Eggs

$1.55 ¥11.11

$1.6 KES 207

-3.13%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.25 ¥95.1

$10.18 KES 1,316

30.16%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.28 ¥23.52

$6.27 KES 811

-47.69%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.85 ¥77.8

$5.2 KES 672

108.65%

Apples (1kg)

$1.77 ¥12.66

$2.78 KES 359

-36.33%

Banana (1kg)

$1.26 ¥9.01

$0.97 KES 125

29.90%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.5 ¥10.73

$1.8 KES 233

-16.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.19 ¥8.5

$0.88 KES 114

35.23%

Potato (1kg)

$0.75 ¥5.4

$0.86 KES 111

-12.79%

Onion (1kg)

$0.86 ¥6.15

$0.95 KES 122

-9.47%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.61 ¥4.37

$0.68 KES 88.5

-10.29%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 ¥4.14

$0.69 KES 89.8

-15.94%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.45 ¥24.74

$3.13 KES 405

10.22%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.3 ¥81.1

$11.34 KES 1,466

-0.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 ¥6

$2.15 KES 278

-60.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.68 ¥12.05

$2.58 KES 333

-34.88%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.4 ¥2.86

$0.75 KES 96.7

-46.67%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$20.83 ¥149

$29.74 KES 3,844

-29.96%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.36 ¥9.74

$1.52 KES 197

-10.53%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 ¥2.55

$1.56 KES 201

-77.56%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.8 ¥48.75

$3.18 KES 411

113.84%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.12 ¥8.05

$1.48 KES 191

-24.32%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$19.2K ¥137.7K

$18.7K KES 2.4M

2.79%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$16.7K ¥119.8K

$17.9K KES 2.3M

-6.71%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$51.4 ¥369

$32.69 KES 4,225

57.33%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$9.77 ¥70.1

$15.07 KES 1,948

-35.17%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.34 ¥81.3

$38.25 KES 4,944

-70.35%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.55 ¥284

$37.13 KES 4,799

6.52%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.89 ¥107

$19.55 KES 2,526

-23.84%

Cinema Ticket

$6.23 ¥44.71

$6.26 KES 809

-0.48%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$417 ¥2,989

$164 KES 21.1K

154.80%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$17.7K ¥126.8K

$7,586 KES 980.4K

132.95%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.65 ¥327

$14.19 KES 1,834

221.71%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.49 ¥240

$20.99 KES 2,713

59.55%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71.8 ¥515

$49.48 KES 6,395

45.11%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.9 ¥523

$45.68 KES 5,904

59.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$445 ¥3,194

$310 KES 40.1K

43.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$255 ¥1,830

$147 KES 19K

73.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$915 ¥6,566

$875 KES 113.1K

4.64%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$543 ¥3,895

$358 KES 46.3K

51.53%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,142 ¥44.1K

$1,434 KES 185.3K

328.42%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,860 ¥20.5K

$1,290 KES 166.7K

121.67%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$942 ¥6,755

$353 KES 45.7K

166.45%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.06

13.57

-70.08%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for China: October 29, 2025

Last update for Kenya: October 27, 2025

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