Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 27.9% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Monrovia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.41
|
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.37
|
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
|
pay 45.0% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.05
|
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.38
|
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.63
|
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
|
pay 57.2% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.20
|
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.32
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.26
|
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
|
pay 24.9% less for housing
Brussels
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€816.14
|
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
|
pay 90.5% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€882.58
|
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
|
pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.47
|
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.92
|
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
|
pay 57.2% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.34
|
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
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