Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 2.0 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES505.31
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES707.43
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES76.91
|
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.37
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES73.68
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES748.27
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES443.15
|
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES222.46
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES350.45
|
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES146.83
|
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.83
|
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES101.85
|
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES53.49
|
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES55.24
|
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.41
|
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
|
pay 34.2% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES799.89
|
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,527.58
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,425,489.35
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,657.42
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,330.01
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES55,032.88
|
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,751.39
|
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,928.82
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
|
pay 64.8% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES19,264.95
|
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES1,001,717.30
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
|
pay 51.7% more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES303.19
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES294.16
|
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES353.72
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES6,025.25
|
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES808.50
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
|
pay 16.0% more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,438.45
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,277.30
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,510.75
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,892.39
|
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
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