Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 4.1 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES399.73
|
$17.84
kr2,507
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES518.99
|
$14.27
kr2,006
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES65.13
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.73
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES57.35
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES435.92
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES345.73
|
$5.33
kr749
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES189.47
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES299.13
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES76.70
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.79
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES85.80
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.98
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.78
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.52
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Kenya
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES515.63
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,329.41
|
$77.40
kr10,879
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,271,246.94
|
$29,836.83
kr4,193,865
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,296.90
|
$23.97
kr3,369
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,206.38
|
$62.40
kr8,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,512.37
|
$1,437.14
kr202,005
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,426.53
|
$1,215.63
kr170,868
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,158.22
|
$68.63
kr9,647
|
|
pay 28.4% more for childcare
Kenya
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,869.77
|
$259.34
kr36,453
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES694,058.44
|
$2,750.10
kr386,554
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES235.20
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES178.46
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES234.17
|
$10.64
kr1,495
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,353.42
|
$56.90
kr7,998
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES639.76
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,585.58
|
$118.08
kr16,597
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,624.61
|
$50.39
kr7,083
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,429.72
|
$151.12
kr21,241
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,545.42
|
$175.20
kr24,626
|
|
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