Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 2.0% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$3.08
KES404.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$5.77
KES758.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
$0.60
KES79.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$0.48
KES62.50
|
|
pay 60.8% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
$0.50
KES66.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
$4.28
KES562.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
$2.86
KES375.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
$1.62
KES213.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
$2.32
KES304.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
$1.01
KES132.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
$0.42
KES54.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
$0.60
KES79.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
$0.33
KES43.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
$0.29
KES38.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
$0.38
KES49.78
|
|
pay 79.6% more for transportation
Liberia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
$5.64
KES740.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.59
KES4,413.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$16,982.90
KES2,231,224.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
$8.89
KES1,168.59
|
|
pay 48.8% less for housing
Liberia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
$39.22
KES5,153.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
$184.65
KES24,260.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
$112.87
KES14,828.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
$20.03
KES2,631.70
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
$120.67
KES15,853.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
$6,188.65
KES813,068.55
|
|
pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$1.94
KES255.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
$2.12
KES279.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
$2.66
KES349.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
$30.22
KES3,970.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
$5.77
KES758.72
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
Liberia
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
$13.35
KES1,754.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
$20.55
KES2,700.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
$30.06
KES3,949.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
$39.30
KES5,163.57
|
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