Kenya vs Papua New Guinea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kenya Papua New Guinea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$1365
🏠 One person rent
$265
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$444
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$212
$218
💸 GDP per capita
$2132
$3007
😃 Human freedom index
6.59
7.07
❤️ Life expectancy
63.6
66.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
26
🌐 English speaking %
78.7%
70.4%
🎓 Higher education
67
35
😀 Quality of life
38
38
🏙️ Population
56.4M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Kenya ($721) is 29% more expensive than in Papua New Guinea ($558). Kenya ranked 150th vs 173rd for Papua New Guinea in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kenya compared to 0.4 months in Papua New Guinea. Ranked 132nd and 133rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kenya vs Papua New Guinea

We calculate prices for Kenya and Papua New Guinea as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 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 Papua New Guinea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.53
$4.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.83
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$2.54
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.5
$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.52%
12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2000
$1373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1408
$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$7.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.81
$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.09
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.3
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.05
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.7
$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$208
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9327
$4971

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Papua New Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Port Moresby
$562
317K
Lae
$546
101K