Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 28.9% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
|
Monrovia
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.25
LRD1,522.56
|
$3.85
KES497.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
LRD2,030.08
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
LRD346.04
|
$0.66
KES85.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
$0.53
KES68.69
|
|
pay 47.4% less for groceries
|
Monrovia
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
LRD305.15
|
$0.56
KES72.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,089.86
|
$5.59
KES721.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
LRD1,122.68
|
$3.35
KES432.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
LRD669.55
|
$1.70
KES219.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD826.14
|
$2.71
KES349.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
LRD137.01
|
$1.26
KES163.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.58
LRD475.89
|
$0.50
KES64.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.95
LRD729.65
|
$0.87
KES112.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
LRD586.95
|
$0.46
KES58.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD190.07
|
$0.48
KES62.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$3.88
LRD715.14
|
$0.56
KES71.76
|
|
pay 99.2% more for transportation
|
Monrovia
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.03
LRD744.01
|
$6.17
KES796.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
LRD3,691.05
|
$30.83
KES3,976.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD935,658.55
|
$19,266.80
KES2,485,417.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,342.33
|
$13.87
KES1,789.50
|
|
pay 24.5% less for housing
|
Monrovia
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD17,209.52
|
$39.39
KES5,081.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD123,035.10
|
$428.53
KES55,280.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD16,609.74
|
$166.44
KES21,470.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD38,471.31
|
$22.39
KES2,888.63
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Monrovia
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD13,717.93
|
$166.67
KES21,501.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD276,828.98
|
$8,008.06
KES1,033,039.32
|
|
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monrovia
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
$2.31
KES298.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD576.73
|
$2.24
KES289.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD922.76
|
$3.08
KES397.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,072.14
|
$44.12
KES5,691.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,799.34
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
|
Monrovia
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,398.06
|
$16.84
KES2,172.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,228.65
|
$22.95
KES2,960.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,381.09
|
$61.84
KES7,977.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD12,688.00
|
$52.50
KES6,772.72
|
|
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