Kenya vs. Libya Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 3.4 times more expensive than Libya overall.

Restaurants
pay 66.4% more in Kenya
Groceries
pay 26.1% more in Kenya
Transportation
pay 13.0 times more in Kenya
Housing
pay 14.1% more in Kenya
Childcare
pay 3.9 times more in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.0 times more in Kenya
Clothing
pay 42.9% less in Kenya

The cost of transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and housing in Kenya are more expensive than in Libya. Notably, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Kenya.

Kenya vs. Libya Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kenya instead of Libya, you would:

pay 66.4% more for restaurants

 
Libya
Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.61
LYD22.730
$3.25
KES418.97
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.10
LYD20.210
$5.64
KES727.87
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.48
LYD2.340
$0.55
KES70.93

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pay 26.1% more for groceries

 
Libya
Kenya
Bread
1 loaf
$0.29
LYD1.450
$0.50
KES64.72
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.75
LYD13.590
$3.85
KES497.19
Milk (1 gallon) $3.55
LYD17.510
$2.73
KES352.08

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pay 13.0 times more for transportation

 
Libya
Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon) $0.12
LYD0.570
$5.65
KES729.35
Monthly public transit pass $23.74
LYD117.090
$32.71
KES4,219.81
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,046.81
LYD79,151.110
$16,627.25
KES2,144,915.12

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pay 14.1% more for housing

 
Libya
Kenya
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.85
LYD147.260
$38.26
KES4,935.05
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $191.92
LYD946.660
$175.35
KES22,620.30
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $108.81
LYD536.700
$99.93
KES12,890.48

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

 
Libya
Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $58.75
LYD289.800
$135.79
KES17,517.52
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,219.10
LYD6,013.230
$6,611.54
KES852,888.49

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Libya
Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.68
LYD3.370
$1.99
KES257.06
Cappuccino in mid-range area $0.63
LYD3.090
$2.16
KES278.91
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.33
LYD11.490
$2.93
KES377.78

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pay 42.9% less for clothing

 
Libya
Kenya
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$32.50
LYD160.280
$12.19
KES1,572.34
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.80
LYD161.780
$19.75
KES2,547.75
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$45.23
LYD223.110
$35.28
KES4,551.53

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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