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Gambia

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Liberia

Monrovia vs. Banjul Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 2.2 times more expensive than Banjul.

Restaurants: pay 13.4% more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 3.2 times more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Monrovia
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 10.5 times more in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.6% more in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 33.8% less in Monrovia

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Monrovia are more expensive than in Banjul. Notably, childcare, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Monrovia.

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Monrovia vs. Banjul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.4% more for restaurants

	Banjul	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.31 GMD536.99	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	+2.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GMD577.36	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	+40.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 GMD193.83	$2.00 LRD341.50	-24.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 GMD116.16	$2.00 LRD341.50	+26.5%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 3.2 times more for groceries

	Banjul	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 GMD46.35	$1.79 LRD305.86	+184.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD223.48	$3.86 LRD658.77	+26.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD375.98	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	+56.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD141.54	$3.60 LRD614.70	+86.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD90.11	$5.38 LRD917.79	+338.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.58	$0.74 LRD126.76	-19.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.30	$3.83 LRD654.55	+582.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD60.07	$4.67 LRD796.84	+471.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD45.05	$5.00 LRD853.76	+715.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD30.04	$1.00 LRD170.75	+144.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.29	$4.83 LRD825.30	+1000.3%
Average			+216.5%

Banjul vs. Monrovia - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Banjul	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD294.08	$4.69 LRD801.39	+17.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD481.43	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	+205.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD194K	$20,000.00 LRD3M	+659.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$16.91 LRD2,887.90
Average			+185.1%

Banjul vs. Monrovia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Banjul	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,310.81	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	+299.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,538.16	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	+143.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.08 GMD5,959.46	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	+17.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,708.96	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	+396.6%
Average			+107.4%

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pay 10.5 times more for childcare

	Banjul	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD496.62	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	+1380.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,932.43	$1,000.00 LRD171K	+640.0%
Average			+946.5%

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pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Banjul	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 GMD412.40	$4.00 LRD683.00	-28.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 GMD271.01	$3.00 LRD512.25	-18.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD124.16	$5.00 LRD853.76	+196.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,738.18	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	+164.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD248.31	$5.00 LRD853.76	+48.0%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 33.8% less for clothing

	Banjul	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,116.00	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	-55.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,258.99	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	-26.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,308.11	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	-44.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,393.77	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	+6.3%
Average			-33.8%

Banjul vs. Monrovia - Cost of clothing

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