Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 19.7% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 9.5% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,802
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,818
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,408
|
$1.70
LRD329.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA913
|
$2.50
LRD483.84
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.56
LRD302.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.91
LRD1,142.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.71
LRD1,105.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.93
LRD761.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.09
LRD791.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.95
LRD184.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.33
LRD644.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.27
LRD826.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.18
LRD809.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.03
LRD199.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.00
LRD774.15
|
pay 1.8% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,628
|
$4.22
LRD815.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,069.87
LRD981,210.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.69
LRD2,456.37
|
|
pay 40.8% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$93.25
LRD18,047.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.96
FCFA342,721
|
$666.67
LRD129,025.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA220,659
|
$90.00
LRD17,418.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA380,252
|
$208.46
LRD40,344.27
|
|
pay 15.8% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,052
|
$74.33
LRD14,385.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,385,978
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,306.33
|
|
pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA2,970
|
$2.50
LRD483.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,532
|
$3.12
LRD604.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.00
LRD967.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$76.25
LRD14,757.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.75
LRD1,886.94
|
|
pay 32.6% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,192
|
$18.41
LRD3,563.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA36,723
|
$33.75
LRD6,531.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA61,204
|
$56.25
LRD10,886.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA33,662
|
$68.75
LRD13,305.71
|
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