Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 4.0 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 7.7 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
EGP155.84
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
EGP202.59
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.17
|
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
EGP7.01
|
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
EGP28.03
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
EGP83.09
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
EGP164.68
|
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
EGP70.09
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
EGP115.43
|
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
EGP25.14
|
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
EGP11.35
|
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.57
|
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.50
|
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.20
|
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.81
|
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
EGP59.28
|
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
EGP545.45
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
EGP1,274,006.11
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
EGP65.45
|
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
EGP690.85
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
EGP8,286.88
|
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
EGP4,825.66
|
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
EGP898.50
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
|
pay 16.6% less for childcare
Cairo
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
EGP5,431.83
|
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
EGP117,859.12
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
EGP77.92
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
EGP82.10
|
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
EGP85.71
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
EGP953.66
|
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
EGP187.01
|
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
|
pay 39.2% less for clothing
Cairo
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
EGP1,838.33
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
EGP1,731.60
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
EGP4,222.29
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
EGP2,043.41
|
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
|
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