Kenya vs Libya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kenya Libya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$586
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1611
$1061
🏠 One person rent
$217
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$390
$260
💸 GDP per capita
$2099
$6716
😃 Human freedom index
6.57
4.94
❤️ Life expectancy
61.4
71.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
18
🌐 English speaking %
18.8%
2%
🎓 Higher education
70
30
😀 Quality of life
38
29
🏙️ Population
48.5M
6.68M

The average cost of living in Kenya ($586) is 39% more expensive than in Libya ($422). Kenya ranked 158th vs 193rd for Libya in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kenya compared to 0.6 months in Libya. Ranked 126th and 148th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kenya vs Libya

We calculate prices for Kenya and Libya as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 13 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Kenya Libya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$4.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.68
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$0.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$152
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$95.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$782
$343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$372
$191
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.93%
19.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1586
$1040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.28
$8.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$3.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$8.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$1.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$1.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.2
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.4
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.74
$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$16
$29
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.8
$51.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$60.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6399
$995

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$646
5.55M
Kisumu
$441
410K
Mombasa
$493
1.2M
Eldoret
$405
289K
Thika
$530
279K
Nakuru
$439
308K
Mumias
$424
100K
Machakos
$524
114K
Malindi
$452
120K
Meru
$486
42.7K

In Libya

City Cost of living Population
Tripoli
$470
1.29M
Benghazi
$444
632K
Ajdabiya
$403
416K
Misrata
$340
386K
Al-Khums
$389
202K
Gharyan
$407
188K
Tobruk
$402
136K
Derna
$403
128K
Zawiya
$377
199K
Sabha
$391
99K
Sabratha
$386
102K
Zuwarah
$390
80.3K
Yafran
$398
72.7K