Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 49.8% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Finland, you would:
pay 69.3% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.61
|
$3.25
KES420.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€10.02
|
$5.64
KES730.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.47
|
$0.55
KES71.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.79
|
$0.45
KES58.89
|
|
pay 41.6% less for groceries
Finland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.19
|
$0.50
KES64.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.55
|
$3.85
KES499.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.10
|
$2.73
KES353.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.90
|
$1.59
KES205.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.17
|
$2.20
KES284.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$1.10
KES142.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.44
KES56.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.94
|
$0.66
KES85.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$0.33
KES42.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.54
|
$0.30
KES38.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.72
|
$0.40
KES51.18
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
Finland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.34
|
$5.65
KES732.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€58.09
|
$32.71
KES4,235.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,524.45
|
$16,627.25
KES2,152,709.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.62
|
$10.53
KES1,363.63
|
|
pay 40.5% less for housing
Finland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.35
|
$38.26
KES4,952.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€705.02
|
$175.35
KES22,702.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€580.49
|
$99.93
KES12,937.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€93.01
|
$24.70
KES3,198.23
|
|
pay 38.6% less for childcare
Finland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€279.72
|
$135.79
KES17,581.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,344.86
|
$6,611.54
KES855,987.86
|
|
pay 56.7% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€7.00
|
$1.99
KES258.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.04
|
$2.16
KES279.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€10.12
|
$2.93
KES379.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€40.06
|
$28.98
KES3,752.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.97
|
$6.33
KES819.60
|
|
pay 61.3% less for clothing
Finland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€72.14
|
$12.19
KES1,578.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.93
|
$19.75
KES2,557.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€78.80
|
$35.28
KES4,568.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€104.21
|
$34.91
KES4,519.69
|
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