Kenya vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kenya Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$586
$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1611
$4307
🏠 One person rent
$217
$1035
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$1756
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$390
$3417
💸 GDP per capita
$2099
$106K
😃 Human freedom index
6.57
8.58
❤️ Life expectancy
61.4
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
84
🌐 English speaking %
18.8%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
70
94
😀 Quality of life
38
94
🏙️ Population
48.5M
5.5M

The average cost of living in Kenya ($586) is 70% less expensive than in Norway ($1924). Kenya ranked 158th vs 17th for Norway in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kenya compared to 1.8 months in Norway. Ranked 126th and 5th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kenya vs Norway

We calculate prices for Kenya and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 33 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.

Kenya Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$9.44
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$1082
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$782
$1803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$372
$1439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.93%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1586
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$4631
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$3.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.28
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$27.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.2
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.4
$46.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.74
$33.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$16
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.8
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6399
$7624

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Cities Comparison in Kenya vs Norway

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$646
5.55M
Kisumu
$441
410K
Mombasa
$493
1.2M
Eldoret
$405
289K
Thika
$530
279K
Nakuru
$439
308K
Mumias
$424
100K
Machakos
$524
114K
Malindi
$452
120K
Meru
$486
42.7K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2197
709K
Bergen
$1991
267K
Trondheim
$1976
195K
Baerum
$1747
130K
Stavanger
$2129
145K
Asker
$2077
97.8K
Drammen
$1626
102K
Lillestrom
$1805
91.5K
Sandnes
$1912
81.3K
Tromso
$2086
77.5K
Fredrikstad
$1936
83.9K
Tonsberg
$1705
57.8K
Kristiansand
$1718
64.1K
Alesund
$1539
52.2K
Skien
$1569
55.5K
Karmoy
$1671
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1471
58.2K
Moss
$1781
50.3K
Sandefjord
$1715
44.4K
Bodo
$1768
41.7K
Arendal
$1575
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1554
36.6K
Halden
$1585
31.4K
Molde
$1928
32K
Gjovik
$1637
30.6K
Hamar
$1767
27.9K
Jessheim
$1747
21.6K
Kongsberg
$1835
27.9K
Kristiansund
$1632
24K
Larvik
$1723
24.6K