Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 59.1% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Finland, you would:
pay 73.2% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.89
|
$3.01
KES382.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
$3.91
KES497.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.43
|
$0.49
KES62.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$0.45
KES57.20
|
|
pay 51.1% less for groceries
Finland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
$0.43
KES54.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.76
|
$3.28
KES417.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$2.60
KES331.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
$1.43
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.55
|
$2.25
KES286.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.58
KES73.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.44
KES56.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.65
KES82.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$0.37
KES46.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.26
KES33.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.33
KES41.68
|
|
pay 55.2% less for transportation
Finland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.35
|
$3.88
KES493.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.46
|
$32.60
KES4,146.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,735.60
|
$9,571.02
KES1,217,395.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.44
|
$9.76
KES1,241.97
|
|
pay 52.1% less for housing
Finland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
$31.67
KES4,028.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€698.54
|
$146.91
KES18,685.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€579.51
|
$108.62
KES13,815.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.41
|
$16.25
KES2,066.79
|
|
pay 48.7% less for childcare
Finland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€325.08
|
$127.01
KES16,155.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,442.18
|
$5,225.46
KES664,657.52
|
|
pay 63.8% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.67
|
$1.77
KES225.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.92
|
$1.34
KES170.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
$1.76
KES224.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.25
|
$32.78
KES4,169.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.24
|
$4.82
KES612.66
|
|
pay 69.4% less for clothing
Finland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.59
|
$11.94
KES1,518.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€34.04
|
$19.76
KES2,513.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.38
|
$25.82
KES3,284.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.63
|
$26.69
KES3,395.23
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Kenya or Finland. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.