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Burundi

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Liberia

Monrovia vs. Bujumbura Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 4.1% more expensive than Bujumbura.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 43.1% more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 23.8% less in Monrovia
Housing: pay 16.4% less in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 68.4% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.6% more in Monrovia

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

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Monrovia vs. Bujumbura Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Bujumbura	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 BIF11,548	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	+94.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.81 BIF11,426	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	+188.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 BIF5,269	$2.00 LRD341.50	+13.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 BIF4,052	$2.00 LRD341.50	+47.9%
Average			+106.0%

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pay 43.1% more for groceries

	Bujumbura	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 BIF6,014	$1.79 LRD305.86	-10.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 BIF12,480	$3.86 LRD658.77	-7.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 BIF11,382	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	+111.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 BIF10,797	$3.60 LRD614.70	-0.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 BIF15,195	$5.38 LRD917.79	+6.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.65 BIF7,939	$0.74 LRD126.76	-72.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$3.83 LRD654.55
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 BIF2,728	$4.67 LRD796.84	+412.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BIF2,264	$5.00 LRD853.76	+561.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.00 LRD170.75
Onions (1 lb)	??	$4.83 LRD825.30
Average			+43.1%

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pay 23.8% less for transportation

	Bujumbura	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 BIF15,118	$4.69 LRD801.39	-6.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.09 BIF90,206	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	-33.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$20,000.00 LRD3M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.70 BIF95,016	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	-46.6%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 16.4% less for housing

	Bujumbura	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.62 BIF203K	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	+166.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.02 BIF1M	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	-42.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.78 BIF272K	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	+4.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$115.47 LRD19,716.75
Average			-16.4%

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pay 68.4% less for childcare

	Bujumbura	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.93 BIF300K	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	+0.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,992.86 BIF30M	$1,000.00 LRD171K	-90.0%
Average			-68.4%

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pay 96.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bujumbura	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 BIF6,501	$4.00 LRD683.00	+84.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 BIF9,075	$3.00 LRD512.25	-0.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.00 LRD853.76
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.65 BIF79,875	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	+134.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.67 BIF4,992	$5.00 LRD853.76	+200.2%
Average			+96.6%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Bujumbura	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$25.00 LRD4,268.78
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$32.50 LRD5,549.42
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$55.00 LRD9,391.32
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$92.50 LRD15,794.49

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