Cost of living comparison

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

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Kenya vs. Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha Cost of Living Summary

Missouri is 3.3% cheaper than South Carolina.

Restaurants: pay 12.4% less in Kenya
Groceries: pay 9.4% less in Kenya
Transportation: pay 31.5% more in Kenya
Housing: pay 14.7% less in Kenya
Childcare: pay 12.6% less in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% less in Kenya

Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Missouri.

If you lived in Kenya instead of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, you would:

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pay 12.4% less for restaurants

	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.17	$17.31	-9.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.16	$10.06	-9.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.65	$2.27	-14.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.13	$1.79	-15.8%
Average			-12.4%

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha vs. Kenya - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.4% less for groceries

	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	Kenya
Bread 1 loaf	$3.44	$3.05	-11.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.99	$5.44	-9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.54	$3.83	+7.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.18	$3.59	-14.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.64	$3.92	-30.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.64	$2.43	-8.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76	$0.73	-3.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.49	$2.07	-16.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.31	$2.35	+1.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.63	$1.06	-34.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.38	$1.60	+16.0%
Average			-9.4%

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha vs. Kenya - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.5% more for transportation

	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.88	$2.92	+1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.17	$113.46	+145.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,190.90	$31,610.55	-4.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.34	$13.63	-16.6%
Average			+31.5%

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha vs. Kenya - Cost of transportation

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pay 14.7% less for housing

	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	Kenya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.47	$66.56	+0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,589.94	$1,120.17	-29.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,366.92	$898.77	-34.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$141.20	$148.28	+5.0%
Average			-14.7%

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha vs. Kenya - Cost of housing

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pay 12.6% less for childcare

	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,346.85	$1,025.78	-23.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,168.15	$18,925.33	-1.3%
Average			-12.6%

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha vs. Kenya - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.29	$4.77	-9.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.17	$4.84	-6.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.67	$7.45	-2.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.75	$33.84	+3.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.71	$13.25	+4.3%
Average			-2.3%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	Kenya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.06	$49.41	-1.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.86	$39.99	+11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.43	$83.53	-1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.81	$102.44	-9.2%

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha vs. Kenya - Cost of clothing

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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: June 2026

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