Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 9.6 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 10.1 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Monaco
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES404.55
|
$40.07
€37.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES758.35
|
$11.16
€10.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES79.33
|
$5.85
€5.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES62.50
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES66.10
|
$5.05
€4.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES562.45
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES375.95
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES213.03
|
$4.52
€4.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES304.43
|
$6.49
€6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES132.75
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.55
|
$2.25
€2.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES79.19
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.81
|
$2.46
€2.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES38.33
|
$1.71
€1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES49.78
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
pay 95.2% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES740.79
|
$8.77
€8.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,413.17
|
$30.05
€27.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,231,224.78
|
$49,675.27
€46,086.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,168.59
|
$21.66
€20.09
|
|
pay 22.6 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,153.20
|
$88.99
€82.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES24,260.10
|
$6,575.69
€6,100.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,828.63
|
$4,417.00
€4,097.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,631.70
|
$269.58
€250.10
|
|
pay 14.0 times more for childcare
Kenya
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,853.74
|
$2,788.69
€2,587.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES813,068.55
|
$29,714.46
€27,567.59
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES255.39
|
$8.93
€8.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES279.03
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES349.85
|
$12.18
€11.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,970.88
|
$517.80
€480.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES758.72
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,754.13
|
$156.40
€145.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,700.48
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,949.14
|
$188.26
€174.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,163.57
|
$451.61
€418.98
|
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