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Kenya vs. Denmark Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 62.1% cheaper than Denmark overall.

Restaurants: pay 77.5% less in Kenya
Groceries: pay 61.1% less in Kenya
Transportation: pay 53.1% less in Kenya
Housing: pay 64.4% less in Kenya
Childcare: pay 43.5% less in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.8% less in Kenya
Clothing: pay 73.2% less in Kenya

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Kenya.

Kenya vs. Denmark Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kenya instead of Denmark, you would:

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pay 77.5% less for restaurants

	Denmark	Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.17 DKK149.21	$3.74 KES484.15	-83.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.90 DKK89.51	$6.17 KES798.62	-55.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.84 DKK24.71	$0.54 KES69.44	-86.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.91 DKK18.76	$0.44 KES57.53	-84.7%
Average			-77.5%

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pay 61.1% less for groceries

	Denmark	Kenya
Bread 1 loaf	$3.26 DKK21.01	$0.54 KES70.01	-83.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.90 DKK44.44	$4.37 KES565.28	-36.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.91 DKK50.96	$2.52 KES326.23	-68.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.82 DKK31.06	$1.60 KES207.28	-66.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.27 DKK33.92	$2.57 KES332.87	-51.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 DKK9.27	$1.08 KES139.60	-25.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.47 DKK9.47	$0.40 KES51.88	-72.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 DKK10.10	$0.69 KES89.87	-55.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.17 DKK13.99	$0.32 KES41.21	-85.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 DKK6.20	$0.30 KES38.21	-69.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 DKK5.59	$0.37 KES47.67	-57.6%
Average			-61.1%

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pay 53.1% less for transportation

	Denmark	Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.41 DKK54.14	$5.40 KES698.69	-35.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.74 DKK577.90	$26.41 KES3,419.10	-70.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,140.44 DKK310,024.41	$19,331.14 KES2,502,416.20	-59.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.64 DKK165.10	$13.74 KES1,778.12	-46.4%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 64.4% less for housing

	Denmark	Kenya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.30 DKK259.55	$37.35 KES4,834.47	-7.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,064.91 DKK6,858.02	$194.00 KES25,113.52	-81.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$842.32 DKK5,424.55	$131.26 KES16,990.97	-84.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$154.40 DKK994.32	$24.47 KES3,167.26	-84.2%
Average			-64.4%

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pay 43.5% less for childcare

	Denmark	Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$547.90 DKK3,528.45	$172.28 KES22,301.68	-68.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,128.43 DKK58,787.10	$7,439.34 KES963,022.59	-18.5%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 61.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Denmark	Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 DKK52.66	$2.03 KES262.67	-75.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.19 DKK39.88	$2.28 KES294.98	-63.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.59 DKK61.77	$2.80 KES362.51	-70.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.64 DKK281.04	$29.27 KES3,788.44	-32.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.32 DKK117.97	$6.10 KES790.23	-66.7%
Average			-61.8%

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pay 73.2% less for clothing

	Denmark	Kenya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.92 DKK669.24	$12.46 KES1,612.32	-88.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.34 DKK272.64	$20.02 KES2,592.06	-52.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.57 DKK776.46	$34.44 KES4,457.72	-71.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$172.17 DKK1,108.77	$32.93 KES4,262.80	-80.9%
Average			-73.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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