Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 66.7% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 79.3% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
kr2,516
|
$3.01
KES396.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,137
|
$3.91
KES515.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr347
|
$0.49
KES64.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr277
|
$0.45
KES59.31
|
|
pay 65.7% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr466
|
$0.43
KES56.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr984
|
$3.28
KES432.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr806
|
$2.60
KES343.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr771
|
$1.43
KES188.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,105
|
$2.25
KES297.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr214
|
$0.58
KES76.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr127
|
$0.44
KES58.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr168
|
$0.65
KES85.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr303
|
$0.37
KES48.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr170
|
$0.26
KES34.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr94
|
$0.33
KES43.22
|
|
pay 61.9% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,217
|
$3.88
KES512.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr8,965
|
$32.60
KES4,299.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,080,241
|
$9,571.02
KES1,262,410.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,026
|
$9.76
KES1,287.89
|
|
pay 77.5% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr8,757
|
$31.67
KES4,177.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr220,597
|
$146.91
KES19,376.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr188,671
|
$108.62
KES14,326.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,479
|
$16.25
KES2,143.22
|
|
pay 34.4% less for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr38,623
|
$127.01
KES16,752.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr828,444
|
$5,225.46
KES689,234.26
|
|
pay 70.5% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,295
|
$1.77
KES233.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr619
|
$1.34
KES177.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,594
|
$1.76
KES232.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,204
|
$32.78
KES4,323.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,868
|
$4.82
KES635.32
|
|
pay 77.6% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr14,791
|
$11.94
KES1,574.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr5,937
|
$19.76
KES2,606.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr18,836
|
$25.82
KES3,405.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr24,956
|
$26.69
KES3,520.78
|
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