Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 27.9% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.40
|
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.36
|
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
|
pay 45.0% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.01
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.61
|
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
|
pay 57.2% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.16
|
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.03
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.13
|
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
|
pay 24.9% less for housing
Brussels
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€51.79
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€968.74
|
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€811.37
|
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€152.54
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
|
pay 90.5% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€877.43
|
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,727.55
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
|
pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.73
|
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
|
pay 57.2% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€82.86
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.26
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€90.95
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€122.62
|
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
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