Cost of living comparison

Samoa

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Liberia

Monrovia vs. Apia Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 2.4 times more expensive than Apia.

Restaurants: pay 58.4% less in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 12.8% less in Monrovia
Housing: pay 7.3 times more in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9% more in Monrovia

The cost of housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Monrovia are more expensive than in Apia. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Monrovia. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Monrovia.

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Monrovia vs. Apia Cost Breakdown

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pay 58.4% less for restaurants

	Apia	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$47.26 WST130.00	$7.50 LRD1,277.57	-84.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.54 WST40.00	$11.00 LRD1,873.76	-24.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 WST5.00	$2.00 LRD340.68	+10.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 WST3.75	$2.00 LRD340.68	+46.7%
Average			-58.4%

Apia vs. Monrovia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Apia	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 WST2.25	$1.79 LRD305.13	+119.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$0.45 WST1.25	$3.86 LRD657.20	+749.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 WST18.93	$8.01 LRD1,364.69	+16.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27 WST11.76	$3.60 LRD613.23	-15.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.65 WST4.54	$5.38 LRD915.59	+226.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.31 WST6.35	$0.74 LRD126.46	-67.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 WST2.27	$3.83 LRD652.98	+365.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 WST2.27	$4.67 LRD794.93	+466.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 WST5.44	$5.00 LRD851.71	+152.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.65 WST4.54	$1.00 LRD170.34	-39.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 WST1.36	$4.83 LRD823.32	+877.1%
Average			+125.1%

Apia vs. Monrovia - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.8% less for transportation

	Apia	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 WST11.36	$4.69 LRD799.47	+13.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.00 LRD3,406.84
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$20,000.00 LRD3M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$49.07 WST135.00	$16.91 LRD2,880.98	-65.5%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 7.3 times more for housing

	Apia	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.35 WST100.00	$180.00 LRD30,661.58	+395.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$250.00 LRD42,585.53
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$95.00 LRD16,182.50
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.90 WST38.24	$115.47 LRD19,669.51	+730.8%
Average			+630.0%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Apia	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$100.00 LRD17,034.21
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,000.00 LRD170K

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pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Apia	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.45 WST9.50	$4.00 LRD681.37	+15.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 WST8.00	$3.00 LRD511.03	+3.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.18 WST17.00	$5.00 LRD851.71	-19.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$62.50 LRD10,646.38
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.00 LRD851.71
Average			+2.9%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Apia	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$25.00 LRD4,258.55
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$32.50 LRD5,536.12
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$55.00 LRD9,368.82
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$92.50 LRD15,756.65

Apia vs. Monrovia - Cost of clothing

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