Mkenya Halisi
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Yes.If you can get a reasonable hotel or if its long term you can find a house in the middlle income estates
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757 dollars, that is 60,000/- Kenyan Shillings.
So depends what you are going to do? You can stay in Kenya for 3 months on a holiday visa and you can renew the holiday visa for an additional 3 months - total 6 months.
If you had a work permit (and a job offer in Kenya) then you can stay at least 2 years.
If you rented a one bedroom furnished flat in Nairobi (capital city) it would cost you 30,000/- shillings a month. Not much left over for food, travel etc.
If you lived in a rural area 757 dollars would be enough. In the city it would be difficult unless you were okay staying in a poor area or roughing it a bit in which case 60,000/- would definitely make it.
A decent meal at a cafe (java coffee house is really good) would cost you 1,000/- shillings per person
Local bus transport is cheap - 80/- shillings for a round trip within the city.
Cooking yourself makes food cheap. Medicines are cheap but not always genuine. Take some antibiotics, stomach meds, antibiotic creams with you, just a few. Malaria meds are cheap and reliable in Kenya, in Nairobi city there is no malaria.
Bottle water is 80/- a shot. Perhaps take a Katadyn hand held water filter with you, it makes any water drinkable. The water in Kenya will really hurt you (except bottled water of course).
Cheap Cell/mobile phones cost 100 dollars. If you only use locally you will use about 1,000/- shillings per month of calls.
If you are young and on your own (no family) and willing to rough it a bit then go for it. Worth doing.
MrsN
Depends on how you want to live--what kind of transportation you are willing to have, what kind of food you will eat, where you want to live, etc.
A furnished apartment will run about 30,000-45,000 shillings a month in Nairobi, but is less outside the city (but also usually not as nice).
Clothes, toiletries, and gas are more expensive than you will find in the States. Public transportation is cheaper, but more inconvenient.
Kenya foods (ugali, rice, vegetables and beans) are cheap, but meat is expensive.
Cell phone minutes are cheap (3 shillings a minute or less), but a good phone will cost you.
If you are white or obviously American, then expect to pay more for almost EVERYTHING. Grocery stores and gas stations will charge you the same, but taxis, food stands, rent, househelp... they'll all up their prices based on their perception that you can afford to pay more.
Bottom line, it's definitely possible to live there on that amount of money, but you won't have the kind of lifestyle most Americans are used to. Be prepared to sacrifice a little if you go.
Mkay shuza
Well it depends...kenya life is not very expensive
Vinegar Taster
Probably, if you actually qualify to live there. They do have immigration laws..