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Monrovia vs. Baghdad Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 2.3 times more expensive than Baghdad.

Restaurants: pay 4.5 times more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 5.9 times more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 16.1% more in Monrovia
Housing: pay 18.6% more in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 51.2% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.1% more in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 1.9% less in Monrovia

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

Monrovia vs. Baghdad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monrovia instead of Baghdad, you would:

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pay 4.5 times more for restaurants

	Baghdad	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.38 IQD5,723	$7.50 LRD1,332.19	+71.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.58 IQD9,908	$11.00 LRD1,953.88	+45.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 IQD497	$2.00 LRD355.25	+425.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.21 IQD268	$2.00 LRD355.25	+873.6%
Average			+353.8%

Baghdad vs. Monrovia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.9 times more for groceries

	Baghdad	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 IQD1,081	$1.79 LRD318.17	+116.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.28 IQD2,972	$5.91 LRD1,048.95	+159.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 IQD6,199	$8.01 LRD1,423.03	+68.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 IQD2,211	$3.60 LRD639.45	+112.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 IQD2,696	$5.38 LRD954.74	+160.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 IQD734	$0.74 LRD131.87	+32.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 IQD654	$3.83 LRD680.90	+665.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 IQD595	$4.67 LRD828.92	+924.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 IQD430	$5.00 LRD888.13	+1420.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD390	$1.03 LRD182.93	+245.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD386	$4.83 LRD858.52	+1534.8%
Average			+494.6%

Baghdad vs. Monrovia - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.1% more for transportation

	Baghdad	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.06 IQD2,690	$4.69 LRD833.65	+127.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.75 IQD29,723	$20.00 LRD3,552.50	-12.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,202.83 IQD23,778,204	$12,534.94 LRD2,226,518.22	-31.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.93 IQD20,806	$12.69 LRD2,254.41	-20.3%
Average			+16.1%

Baghdad vs. Monrovia - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.6% more for housing

	Baghdad	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.71 IQD54,492	$93.25 LRD16,563.52	+123.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$412.41 IQD538,725	$666.67 LRD118,416.67	+61.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.42 IQD371,534	$95.00 LRD16,874.38	-66.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$152.68 IQD199,440	$85.26 LRD15,145.11	-44.2%
Average			+18.6%

Baghdad vs. Monrovia - Cost of housing

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pay 51.2% less for childcare

	Baghdad	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.78 IQD233,536	$129.33 LRD22,972.82	-27.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,548.47 IQD4,635,334	$894.00 LRD158,796.49	-74.8%
Average			-51.2%

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pay 45.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Baghdad	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.79 IQD4,954	$3.00 LRD532.88	-20.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.15 IQD4,109	$3.33 LRD592.08	+6.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 IQD2,725	$5.00 LRD888.13	+139.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.30 IQD57,872	$76.25 LRD13,543.91	+72.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 IQD9,908	$9.75 LRD1,731.80	+28.5%
Average			+45.1%

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pay 1.9% less for clothing

	Baghdad	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.20 IQD38,144	$18.41 LRD3,270.51	-36.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.03 IQD47,061	$33.75 LRD5,994.84	-6.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.68 IQD89,719	$56.25 LRD9,991.41	-18.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.75 IQD58,455	$68.75 LRD12,211.72	+53.6%
Average			-1.9%

Baghdad vs. Monrovia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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