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Monte Carlo vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Monte Carlo is 6.9 times more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 11.4 times more in Monte Carlo
Groceries: pay 4.8 times more in Monte Carlo
Transportation: pay 75.4% more in Monte Carlo
Housing: pay 10.0 times more in Monte Carlo
Childcare: pay 9.3 times more in Monte Carlo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2 times more in Monte Carlo
Clothing: pay 5.7 times more in Monte Carlo

The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Monte Carlo are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, restaurants, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Monte Carlo.

Monte Carlo vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monte Carlo instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 11.4 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Monte Carlo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$56.15 €48.22	+867.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$11.23 €9.64	+61.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$7.13 €6.12	+915.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$13.34 €11.45	+2328.5%
Average			+1043.1%

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pay 4.8 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Monte Carlo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$5.26 €4.51	+861.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$14.60 €12.54	+162.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$8.84 €7.59	+163.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$4.91 €4.21	+198.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$7.95 €6.82	+172.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$2.91 €2.50	+107.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$3.44 €2.96	+625.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$3.25 €2.79	+265.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$3.97 €3.41	+771.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$2.65 €2.27	+439.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$2.65 €2.27	+423.0%
Average			+380.9%

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pay 75.4% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Monte Carlo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$9.15 €7.86	+69.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$39.13 €33.60	+26.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$56,717.58 €48,709.68	+161.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$24.53 €21.06	+44.0%
Average			+75.4%

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pay 10.0 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Monte Carlo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$100.45 €86.27	+152.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$6,346.08 €5,450.08	+1230.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$2,277.58 €1,956.01	+1004.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$381.16 €327.34	+1199.8%
Average			+896.6%

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pay 9.3 times more for childcare

	Nairobi	Monte Carlo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$3,737.57 €3,209.86	+1567.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$17,519.84 €15,046.23	+99.7%
Average			+833.6%

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pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Monte Carlo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$10.51 €9.03	+352.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$5.72 €4.91	+141.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$12.85 €11.03	+315.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$554.80 €476.46	+1124.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$18.69 €16.05	+154.2%
Average			+417.6%

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pay 5.7 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Monte Carlo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$233.60 €200.62	+1090.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$81.76 €70.22	+228.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$204.40 €175.54	+200.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$292.00 €250.77	+368.9%
Average			+472.2%

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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: December 2025

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