Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 62.1% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Norway, you would:
pay 78.8% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
kr195.67
|
$3.01
KES394.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
kr125.60
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
kr32.24
|
$0.49
KES64.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
kr29.12
|
$0.45
KES59.00
|
|
pay 62.0% less for groceries
Norway
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
kr29.10
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
kr60.30
|
$3.28
KES430.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
kr78.13
|
$2.60
KES341.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
kr38.98
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
kr61.23
|
$2.25
KES295.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
kr14.09
|
$0.58
KES75.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.92
|
$0.44
KES58.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
kr13.93
|
$0.65
KES84.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr18.26
|
$0.37
KES48.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
kr10.13
|
$0.26
KES34.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
kr11.18
|
$0.33
KES42.99
|
|
pay 56.7% less for transportation
Norway
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
kr83.35
|
$3.88
KES509.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
kr768.57
|
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
kr357,145.78
|
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
kr235.00
|
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
|
pay 74.2% less for housing
Norway
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
kr555.09
|
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
kr10,517.36
|
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
kr8,311.56
|
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
kr1,732.89
|
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
|
pay 26.6% less for childcare
Norway
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
kr3,481.16
|
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
kr54,065.31
|
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
|
pay 63.2% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
kr96.29
|
$1.77
KES232.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
kr44.22
|
$1.34
KES176.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
kr145.65
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
kr451.75
|
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
kr142.82
|
$4.82
KES632.01
|
|
pay 72.9% less for clothing
Norway
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
kr863.75
|
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
kr470.52
|
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
kr1,095.08
|
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
kr1,400.10
|
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
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