Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 2.6 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Liberia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES397.65
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES516.28
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.79
|
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.42
|
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES57.05
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES433.64
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES343.93
|
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES188.48
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES297.57
|
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES76.30
|
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.48
|
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES85.35
|
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.73
|
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.60
|
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.29
|
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
|
pay 2.6% less for transportation
Kenya
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES512.94
|
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,306.83
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,264,616.28
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,290.14
|
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,184.44
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,410.59
|
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,351.28
|
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,146.96
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
|
pay 36.1% less for childcare
Kenya
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,781.78
|
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES690,438.33
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES233.97
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES177.53
|
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES232.94
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,330.71
|
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES636.43
|
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
|
pay 38.1% more for clothing
Kenya
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,577.31
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,610.92
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,411.83
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,526.93
|
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
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