Cost of living comparison

Syria

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Liberia

Monrovia vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 12.7% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 10.8% more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 3.9 times more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 9.3% less in Monrovia
Housing: pay 38.4% less in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 8.2% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.4% more in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 0.8% more in Monrovia

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

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Monrovia vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.8% more for restaurants

	Damascus	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SYP130K	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	-25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SYP91,014	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	+57.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 SYP29,254	$2.00 LRD341.50	-11.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SYP11,008	$2.00 LRD341.50	+136.2%
Average			+10.8%

Damascus vs. Monrovia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.9 times more for groceries

	Damascus	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 SYP5,199	$1.79 LRD305.86	+348.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.96 SYP25,477	$3.86 LRD658.77	+96.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 SYP52,433	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	+98.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 SYP20,653	$3.60 LRD614.70	+126.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SYP33,645	$5.38 LRD917.79	+107.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$0.74 LRD126.76	+56.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,218	$3.83 LRD654.55	+506.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 SYP6,582	$4.67 LRD796.84	+821.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SYP6,154	$5.00 LRD853.76	+956.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,563	$1.00 LRD170.75	+184.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,608	$4.83 LRD825.30	+1263.7%
Average			+287.5%

Damascus vs. Monrovia - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.3% less for transportation

	Damascus	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$13.98 SYP182K	$4.69 LRD801.39	-66.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130K	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	+100.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195M	$20,000.00 LRD3M	+33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.15 SYP171K	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	+28.6%
Average			-9.3%

Damascus vs. Monrovia - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.4% less for housing

	Damascus	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.25 SYP601K	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	+289.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$523.33 SYP7M	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	-52.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$186.00 SYP2M	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	-48.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.06 SYP1M	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	+7.9%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 8.2% less for childcare

	Damascus	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.67 SYP867K	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	+50.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,780.73 SYP23M	$1,000.00 LRD171K	-43.8%
Average			-8.2%

Damascus vs. Monrovia - Cost of childcare

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pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$4.00 LRD683.00	+100.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 SYP48,293	$3.00 LRD512.25	-19.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.77 SYP36,000	$5.00 LRD853.76	+80.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.00 SYP364K	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	+123.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 SYP71,511	$5.00 LRD853.76	-9.1%
Average			+39.4%

Damascus vs. Monrovia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.8% more for clothing

	Damascus	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.60 SYP372K	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	-12.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00 SYP520K	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	-18.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.00 SYP780K	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	-8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.33 SYP758K	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	+58.6%
Average			+0.8%

Damascus vs. Monrovia - Cost of clothing

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