Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 8.7 times more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Liberia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$40.07
€37.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$11.16
€10.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
$5.85
€5.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
pay 36.9% more for groceries
Liberia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
$5.05
€4.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
$4.52
€4.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
$6.49
€6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
$2.25
€2.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
$2.46
€2.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
$1.71
€1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
$8.77
€8.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.05
€27.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$49,675.27
€46,086.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
$21.66
€20.09
|
|
pay 15.3 times more for housing
Liberia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
$88.99
€82.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
$6,575.69
€6,100.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
$4,417.00
€4,097.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
$269.58
€250.10
|
|
pay 28.7 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
$2,788.69
€2,587.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
$29,714.46
€27,567.59
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$8.93
€8.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
$12.18
€11.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
$517.80
€480.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
$156.40
€145.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
$188.26
€174.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
$451.61
€418.98
|
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