Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 88.4% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES498.05
|
$8.25
LRD1,491.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
$11.00
LRD1,988.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.65
|
$1.88
LRD338.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.82
|
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.13
|
$1.65
LRD298.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES722.48
|
$5.91
LRD1,067.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES433.19
|
$6.08
LRD1,099.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES220.07
|
$3.63
LRD655.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES350.21
|
$4.48
LRD809.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.33
|
$0.74
LRD134.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.58
|
$2.58
LRD466.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES112.93
|
$3.95
LRD714.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES59.08
|
$3.18
LRD574.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.36
|
$1.03
LRD186.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES71.90
|
$3.88
LRD700.50
|
|
pay 38.0% less for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES798.05
|
$4.03
LRD728.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,984.37
|
$20.00
LRD3,615.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,490,233.99
|
$5,069.87
LRD916,498.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,792.97
|
$12.69
LRD2,294.37
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,091.51
|
$93.25
LRD16,857.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,387.25
|
$666.67
LRD120,515.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,511.79
|
$90.00
LRD16,269.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,894.23
|
$208.46
LRD37,683.51
|
|
pay 68.3% less for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,542.71
|
$74.33
LRD13,437.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,035,041.33
|
$1,500.00
LRD271,160.21
|
|
pay 48.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.83
|
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.63
|
$3.12
LRD564.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES398.44
|
$5.00
LRD903.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,702.13
|
$76.25
LRD13,783.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES796.87
|
$9.75
LRD1,762.50
|
|
pay 19.6% more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,176.94
|
$18.41
LRD3,328.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,966.15
|
$33.75
LRD6,101.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES7,992.47
|
$56.25
LRD10,168.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,785.85
|
$68.75
LRD12,428.18
|
|
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