Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 21.0% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 8.5% more for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.22
RSD1,112
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
RSD1,011
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
RSD257
|
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD174
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Belgrade
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
RSD89
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD548
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
RSD558
|
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
RSD299
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
RSD356
|
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
RSD82
|
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD87
|
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
RSD113
|
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD57
|
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD51
|
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
|
pay 29.7% less for transportation
Belgrade
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
RSD746
|
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.45
RSD2,224
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,545.65
RSD3,104,311
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.65
RSD1,049
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
|
pay 53.7% more for housing
Belgrade
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.07
RSD2,835
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$819.25
RSD89,093
|
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.43
RSD53,551
|
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.43
RSD14,402
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
|
pay 78.5% less for childcare
Belgrade
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.95
RSD36,100
|
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,304.25
RSD794,330
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
|
pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
RSD303
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
RSD264
|
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
RSD424
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.23
RSD3,939
|
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
RSD758
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
|
pay 45.9% less for clothing
Belgrade
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
RSD10,094
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.07
RSD4,249
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.47
RSD11,143
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.50
RSD13,539
|
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
|
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