Finland vs Kenya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Kenya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1644
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3907
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$777
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1308
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3033
$212
💸 GDP per capita
$53150
$2132
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
6.59
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
30
🌐 English speaking %
70.1%
78.7%
🎓 Higher education
95
67
😀 Quality of life
93
38
🏙️ Population
5.62M
56.4M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1644) is 128% more expensive than in Kenya ($721). Finland ranked 31st vs 150th for Kenya in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Finland compared to 0.3 months in Kenya. Ranked 11th and 132nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs Kenya

We calculate prices for Finland and Kenya as a population-weighted mean of 49 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Finland Kenya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$4.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.1
$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.19
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$4.91
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$640
$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
14.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5166
$2000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2820
$1408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.5
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.4
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$5.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$2.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$8.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.3
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.7
$4.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$51.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$208
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11002
$9327

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1970
694K
Espoo
$1974
326K
Tampere
$1407
255K
Vantaa
$1843
248K
Turku
$1560
210K
Oulu
$1672
217K
Jyvaskyla
$1403
150K
Kuopio
$1525
127K
Joensuu
$1550
79.1K
Lahti
$1533
122K
Hameenlinna
$1436
68.6K
Pori
$1416
83K
Vaasa
$1506
71.2K
Rovaniemi
$1486
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1448
73.2K
Kouvola
$1383
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1445
67.3K
Kotka
$1478
50K
Lohja
$1391
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1445
51.6K
Salo
$1535
51.1K
Jarvenpaa
$1759
46.9K
Kirkkonummi
$1684
41.2K
Nurmijarvi
$1644
44.8K
Hyvinkaa
$1531
47K
Kokkola
$1459
48.3K
Tuusula
$1698
41.5K
Kerava
$1673
38.2K
Nokia
$1439
35.7K
Kaarina
$1529
36.7K

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$807
5.55M
Mombasa
$611
1.21M
Kisumu
$549
398K
Nakuru
$532
308K
Eldoret
$513
289K
Thika
$448
279K
Malindi
$563
120K
Machakos
$415
114K
Mumias
$524
100K
Meru
$543
42.7K