How much money do I need to save to live a simple life for 1 year on Kenya?

whats your best PR?

About 15K, plus travel. If you build some good connections - and maybe help out a bit - you can cut back a lot of that $15K because of lodging and food savings.

That guy with his nationality on his handle wrote:

Just set this long term goal for myself, to be able to live there for 1 year, and train with the world's best, but I have no idea on how much do I need to save.

Don't care much about other stuff, a place to live, good food to eat (not expensive, good tasting food. Good food!), and of course an internet connection would be good.

What do you guys think?

You need 300-600 usd per month to live good with good food + flight there and back + tons of shoes. 3000-5000 per year.

Probably less than $1000 a month.

But is that even possible to stay in Kenya that long? Please inform yourself about visa restrictions.

Backpacker wrote:

Probably less than $1000 a month.

But is that even possible to stay in Kenya that long? Please inform yourself about visa restrictions.

For russians visa 90 days (purchasing electronically), than can be extended on place by 6 months more. Many Russians runners been there, usually stay 40-90 days, but 2-3 times per year. Next year I will try go there for 3 months before Valencia 2021 december marathon (if situation with this f@ck@ng COVID will be ok..)

It costs about $10 to get in a shared taxi from Nairobi to Iten (about 4/5 hours) and then once you're there you can rent a completely bare room for about $50 a month. It will come with no light bulbs, cooking facilities, mattresses etc. but this doesn't cost very much at all (maybe $30 max.). Once you're set up properly, food and water will cost you about $2 a day and then you've got to factor in buying shoes etc. but that is no additional cost to whatever you'd normally buy at home.

Added to the international flight cost, you're probably looking at around $2,500 for a full year, and that's including spoiling yourself with a few trips to Kerio View for some nicer meals.

Mzungu Not In Iten wrote:

It costs about $10 to get in a shared taxi from Nairobi to Iten (about 4/5 hours) and then once you're there you can rent a completely bare room for about $50 a month. It will come with no light bulbs, cooking facilities, mattresses etc. but this doesn't cost very much at all (maybe $30 max.). Once you're set up properly, food and water will cost you about $2 a day and then you've got to factor in buying shoes etc. but that is no additional cost to whatever you'd normally buy at home.

Added to the international flight cost, you're probably looking at around $2,500 for a full year, and that's including spoiling yourself with a few trips to Kerio View for some nicer meals.

Looks like you haven't been out of your basement much.

$2/day without lodging that would have been impossible already 20 years ago.

What does it take to just move over to Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda or Ethiopia...to live out the rest of your life..?

You are welcome to join my Team COACH J.S in Kenya! Stay as long as you can afford and want to. You get guidance by my elite runner Sammy Nyokaye ( 1:01:40 at half high altitude) , very good healthy food and nice acomodations and polite humble runners taking care of you. In the background I coach you guys to oersonal excellent performances.

-Magic Team Coach J.S - :)

You can of course train with my TEAM COACH J.S there, and I will fix you a special cheap price with my running group there and of course coached by me. Cheers!

Depends if you are fast or not.

Friend in Iten, 28:48 10km, pays $18 monthly for his room at his camp, meals included.

Friend in Eldoret, 61:34 half marathon, $22/monthly, meals included.

GF in Iten, 31:41 10km, $20/ monthly including meals.

mzungu bf wrote:

Depends if you are fast or not.

Friend in Iten, 28:48 10km, pays $18 monthly for his room at his camp, meals included.

Friend in Eldoret, 61:34 half marathon, $22/monthly, meals included.

GF in Iten, 31:41 10km, $20/ monthly including meals.

So what would a 19 min 5ker cost?

$40/monthly if you can find a camp with an opening and you’re willing to eat ugali, sukima, warm milk, and tea with a cup of sugar poured in it, everyday. Plus help cook, clean, clean the crapper, etc.

Sad part is you’d be running alone unless you ran a tempo run with them while they run easy.

From experience, if you are living off $1000 US/month even as a non athlete, you’re very comfortable, especially away from Nairobi. Remember, everything is negotiable, including lodging. At places I go, the only thing that is off-price is a Guinness for ksh500 when a whole chicken costs less. A guys gotta have priorities tho...