Cost of living comparison
Norway is 3.3 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Norway instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Norway
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES403.38
|
$18.51
NOK198.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES756.15
|
$11.71
NOK125.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES79.10
|
$2.99
NOK32.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES62.32
|
$2.51
NOK26.98
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES65.90
|
$2.95
NOK31.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES560.82
|
$5.22
NOK56.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES374.87
|
$7.39
NOK79.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES212.42
|
$3.72
NOK39.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES303.54
|
$5.79
NOK62.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES132.36
|
$1.31
NOK14.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.39
|
$0.96
NOK10.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES78.96
|
$1.24
NOK13.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.69
|
$1.77
NOK19.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES38.22
|
$0.93
NOK10.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES49.64
|
$1.01
NOK10.86
|
|
pay 98.9% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES738.65
|
$7.55
NOK81.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,400.38
|
$74.48
NOK799.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,224,759.85
|
$33,686.16
NOK361,811.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,165.20
|
$21.49
NOK230.83
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,138.27
|
$50.62
NOK543.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES24,189.80
|
$1,050.72
NOK11,285.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,785.66
|
$796.76
NOK8,557.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,624.08
|
$132.58
NOK1,424.01
|
|
pay 81.9% more for childcare
Kenya
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,807.80
|
$293.64
NOK3,153.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES810,712.70
|
$7,459.17
NOK80,116.30
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES254.65
|
$9.25
NOK99.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES278.23
|
$4.58
NOK49.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES348.84
|
$13.52
NOK145.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,959.38
|
$43.22
NOK464.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES756.52
|
$13.15
NOK141.28
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,749.05
|
$82.76
NOK888.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,692.66
|
$41.00
NOK440.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,937.69
|
$92.09
NOK989.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,148.61
|
$123.04
NOK1,321.51
|
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