Cost of living comparison

Serbia

compared to

Liberia

Monrovia vs. Belgrade Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 37.4% cheaper than Belgrade.

Restaurants: pay 31.0% less in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 26.6% less in Monrovia
Housing: pay 68.5% less in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 85.5% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% less in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 54.2% less in Monrovia

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Monrovia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Monrovia.

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Monrovia vs. Belgrade Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.0% less for restaurants

	Belgrade	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.25 RSD1,391	$7.50 LRD1,277.81	-43.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.35 RSD1,401	$11.00 LRD1,874.13	-17.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.79 RSD293	$2.00 LRD340.75	-28.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.31 RSD242	$2.00 LRD340.75	-13.4%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Belgrade	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 RSD121	$1.79 LRD305.19	+55.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 RSD593	$3.86 LRD657.32	-31.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.41 RSD567	$8.01 LRD1,364.95	+48.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.75 RSD288	$3.60 LRD613.35	+31.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.08 RSD324	$5.38 LRD915.77	+74.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 RSD78	$0.74 LRD126.49	+0.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 RSD87	$3.83 LRD653.11	+364.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 RSD89	$4.67 LRD795.09	+451.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 RSD146	$5.00 LRD851.88	+260.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RSD43	$1.00 LRD170.38	+143.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RSD33	$4.83 LRD823.48	+1431.9%
Average			+135.7%

Belgrade vs. Monrovia - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.6% less for transportation

	Belgrade	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.16 RSD751	$4.69 LRD799.63	-34.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.00 LRD3,407.51
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,517.27 RSD3M	$20,000.00 LRD3M	-34.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.06 RSD1,161	$16.91 LRD2,881.54	+52.9%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 68.5% less for housing

	Belgrade	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.64 RSD3,740	$180.00 LRD30,667.56	+405.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$821.08 RSD86,156	$250.00 LRD42,593.83	-69.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$553.04 RSD58,031	$95.00 LRD16,185.66	-82.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$166.93 RSD17,516	$115.47 LRD19,673.34	-30.8%
Average			-68.5%

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pay 85.5% less for childcare

	Belgrade	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$425.54 RSD44,652	$100.00 LRD17,037.53	-76.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,215.66 RSD1M	$1,000.00 LRD170K	-91.1%
Average			-85.5%

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pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Belgrade	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.72 RSD390	$4.00 LRD681.50	+7.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.12 RSD327	$3.00 LRD511.13	-3.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.67 RSD490	$5.00 LRD851.88	+7.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.23 RSD4,327	$62.50 LRD10,648.46	+51.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.58 RSD900	$5.00 LRD851.88	-41.7%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 54.2% less for clothing

	Belgrade	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.61 RSD11,606	$25.00 LRD4,259.38	-77.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.78 RSD4,909	$32.50 LRD5,537.20	-30.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.03 RSD12,280	$55.00 LRD9,370.64	-53.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.95 RSD16,259	$92.50 LRD15,759.72	-40.3%
Average			-54.2%

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