Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 34.9% cheaper than North Korea.
If you lived in Kenya instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 34.1% less for restaurants
North Korea
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
₩3,840
|
$3.01
KES394.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
₩2,504
|
$0.49
KES64.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
₩2,692
|
$0.45
KES59.00
|
|
pay 9.9% less for groceries
North Korea
|
Kenya
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₩495
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
₩1,125
|
$3.28
KES430.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
₩891
|
$2.60
KES341.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
₩2,699
|
$2.25
KES295.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
₩1,742
|
$0.58
KES75.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.44
KES58.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.65
KES84.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.37
KES48.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.26
KES34.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.33
KES42.99
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
North Korea
|
Kenya
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₩4,361
|
$3.88
KES509.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
₩5,400
|
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
|
pay 51.7% less for housing
North Korea
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
₩315,000
|
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
₩178,902
|
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Kenya
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Kenya
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
₩1,997
|
$1.77
KES232.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
₩1,921
|
$1.34
KES176.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
₩16,214
|
$4.82
KES632.01
|
|
pay 51.2% less for clothing
North Korea
|
Kenya
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
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