WHAT LIFE COSTS
Living costs in Kenya
The same basket of shopping costs 52% less in Kenya than it does on average across the 27 European Union countries.
Explore this country's official figures. Each one tells you what it covers and when it was measured.
What people spend overall
About KES 18,534 a month per person, on everything.
A 2024 average across everyone in the country, including children. Published in US dollars and converted using that year's official exchange rate. This shows local spending, not the budget your household will need.
What residents share by city
These costs come from people who live here. We check their contributions before including them and keep them separate from the official figures above.
No city here has enough contributions for a comparison yet. The first figure needs comparable costs from five different people in the same city.
Sources and licences
- World Bank · dataset PA.NUS.PPP + PA.NUS.FCRF · World Development Indicators: CC BY 4.0
- Eurostat · dataset prc_ppp_ind · CC BY 4.0; credit and changes required
- World Bank · dataset NE.CON.PRVT.CD + SP.POP.TOTL + PA.NUS.FCRF · World Development Indicators: CC BY 4.0