Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 56.5% cheaper than Norway overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 75.0% less in Kenya
- Groceries
-
pay 56.8% less in Kenya
- Transportation
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pay 44.5% less in Kenya
- Housing
-
pay 70.4% less in Kenya
- Childcare
-
pay 21.0% less in Kenya
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 59.0% less in Kenya
- Clothing
-
pay 68.5% less in Kenya
Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Kenya.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Norway, you would:
pay 75.0% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK192.83
|
$3.25
KES420.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK126.68
|
$5.64
KES729.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK29.97
|
$0.55
KES71.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK28.13
|
$0.45
KES58.84
|
|
pay 56.8% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK31.54
|
$0.50
KES64.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK53.07
|
$3.85
KES498.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK77.19
|
$2.73
KES353.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK38.62
|
$1.59
KES205.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK61.69
|
$2.20
KES284.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK13.70
|
$1.10
KES142.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.24
|
$0.44
KES56.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK13.44
|
$0.66
KES85.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK18.93
|
$0.33
KES42.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK9.94
|
$0.30
KES38.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK10.96
|
$0.40
KES51.14
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK76.24
|
$5.65
KES731.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK700.61
|
$32.71
KES4,231.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK337,778.01
|
$16,627.25
KES2,150,734.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK244.66
|
$10.53
KES1,362.38
|
|
pay 70.4% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK551.47
|
$38.26
KES4,948.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK10,726.02
|
$175.35
KES22,681.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,368.75
|
$99.93
KES12,925.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,542.35
|
$24.70
KES3,195.30
|
|
pay 21.0% less for childcare
|
Norway
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK2,833.73
|
$135.79
KES17,565.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK63,648.40
|
$6,611.54
KES855,202.53
|
|
pay 59.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK91.92
|
$1.99
KES257.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK48.29
|
$2.16
KES279.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK137.95
|
$2.93
KES378.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK449.87
|
$28.98
KES3,748.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK141.12
|
$6.33
KES818.85
|
|
pay 68.5% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK913.90
|
$12.19
KES1,576.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK417.59
|
$19.75
KES2,554.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,046.68
|
$35.28
KES4,563.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,312.44
|
$34.91
KES4,515.55
|
|
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