Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 57.3% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 78.3% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
$3.01
KES395.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
$3.91
KES513.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK323
|
$0.49
KES64.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$0.45
KES59.08
|
|
pay 60.5% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$0.43
KES56.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$3.28
KES431.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK743
|
$2.60
KES341.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$1.43
KES187.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK990
|
$2.25
KES295.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$0.58
KES75.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$0.44
KES58.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK163
|
$0.65
KES84.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$0.37
KES48.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.26
KES34.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.33
KES43.05
|
|
pay 59.2% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
$3.88
KES510.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
$32.60
KES4,282.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
$9,571.02
KES1,257,446.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
$9.76
KES1,282.82
|
|
pay 76.6% less for housing
Iceland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
$31.67
KES4,160.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
$146.91
KES19,300.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
$108.62
KES14,269.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
$16.25
KES2,134.79
|
|
pay 19.5% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
$127.01
KES16,686.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
$5,225.46
KES686,524.08
|
|
pay 66.7% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
$1.77
KES232.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK579
|
$1.34
KES176.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
$1.76
KES231.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
$32.78
KES4,306.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
$4.82
KES632.82
|
|
pay 79.6% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
$11.94
KES1,568.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
$19.76
KES2,596.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
$25.82
KES3,392.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
$26.69
KES3,506.93
|
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