Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 42.2% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 59.0% more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP712,669
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
Beirut
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP69,720
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP457,622
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP571,974
|
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP192,924
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP295,347
|
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,045
|
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP50,791
|
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,312
|
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,258
|
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,228
|
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,862
|
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP314,737
|
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,227,091,542
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
|
pay 1.3% more for housing
Beirut
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP68,761,451
|
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP32,892,429
|
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,880,044
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
|
pay 70.5% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP28,952,190
|
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP369,697,196
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
|
pay 38.4% more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP221,137
|
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,419,256
|
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
|
pay 51.3% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,455,189
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,608,309
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,499,146
|
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
|
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