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Monrovia vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 36.6% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 32.9% more in Monrovia
Housing: pay 0.5% less in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 55.8% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.7% more in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 43.7% less in Monrovia

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

Monrovia vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monrovia instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.68 BND4.76	$7.50 LRD1,332.19	+104.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.15 BND7.98	$11.00 LRD1,953.88	+78.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BND1.26	$2.00 LRD355.25	+105.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BND0.72	$2.00 LRD355.25	+260.7%
Average			+137.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 BND2.25	$1.79 LRD318.17	+3.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 BND4.68	$5.91 LRD1,048.95	+63.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 BND8.86	$8.01 LRD1,423.03	+17.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.24 BND2.90	$3.60 LRD639.45	+60.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 BND2.62	$5.38 LRD954.74	+166.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 BND1.82	$0.74 LRD131.87	-47.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 BND1.27	$3.83 LRD680.90	+290.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 BND1.71	$4.67 LRD828.92	+254.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 BND1.48	$5.00 LRD888.13	+338.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BND0.99	$1.03 LRD182.93	+34.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 BND1.19	$4.83 LRD858.52	+424.6%
Average			+146.1%

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pay 32.9% more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.48 BND1.91	$4.69 LRD833.65	+218.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.00 LRD3,552.50
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,674.88 BND50,143.79	$12,534.94 LRD2,226,518.22	-67.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.30 BND34.10	$12.69 LRD2,254.41	-51.7%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 0.5% less for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.09 BND88.28	$93.25 LRD16,563.52	+36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$719.61 BND933.01	$666.67 LRD118,416.67	-7.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$451.29 BND585.11	$95.00 LRD16,874.38	-78.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.89 BND75.06	$85.26 LRD15,145.11	+47.3%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 55.8% less for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$156.63 BND203.08	$129.33 LRD22,972.82	-17.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,593.11 BND20,217.20	$894.00 LRD158,796.49	-94.3%
Average			-55.8%

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pay 39.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.93 BND2.51	$3.00 LRD532.88	+55.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 BND4.81	$3.33 LRD592.08	-10.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.47 BND20.06	$5.00 LRD888.13	-67.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.59 BND40.96	$76.25 LRD13,543.91	+141.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 BND7.02	$9.75 LRD1,731.80	+80.1%
Average			+39.7%

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pay 43.7% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.43 BND123.73	$18.41 LRD3,270.51	-80.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.10 BND88.30	$33.75 LRD5,994.84	-50.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.07 BND150.49	$56.25 LRD9,991.41	-51.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.82 BND82.75	$68.75 LRD12,211.72	+7.7%
Average			-43.7%

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