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Monrovia vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 54.3% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 41.8% less in Monrovia
Housing: pay 21.1% more in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 69.7% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 93.3% more in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 49.4% more in Monrovia

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

Monrovia vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Harare	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$7.50 LRD1,326.75	-25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 ZWL1,932.00	$11.00 LRD1,945.90	+83.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ZWL223.71	$2.00 LRD353.80	+187.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ZWL147.28	$2.00 LRD353.80	+337.2%
Average			+145.8%

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Harare	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$1.79 LRD316.87	+79.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 ZWL1,857.25	$5.91 LRD1,044.66	+2.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,963.08	$8.01 LRD1,417.23	+31.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ZWL672.39	$3.60 LRD636.84	+72.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 ZWL956.35	$5.38 LRD950.84	+81.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 ZWL430.38	$0.74 LRD131.33	-44.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZWL239.53	$3.83 LRD678.12	+415.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$4.67 LRD825.53	+357.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZWL242.73	$5.00 LRD884.50	+563.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZWL229.11	$1.03 LRD182.19	+44.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 ZWL311.47	$4.83 LRD855.02	+399.7%
Average			+182.0%

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pay 41.8% less for transportation

	Harare	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.94 ZWL1,912.67	$4.69 LRD830.25	-21.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.00 ZWL17,710.00	$20.00 LRD3,538.00	-63.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7,084,000.00	$12,534.94 LRD2,217,430.36	-43.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$12.69 LRD2,245.20	-39.6%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 21.1% more for housing

	Harare	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.58 ZWL30,133.83	$93.25 LRD16,495.91	-0.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.94 ZWL129,747.06	$666.67 LRD117,933.34	+65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.62 ZWL91,646.15	$95.00 LRD16,805.50	-66.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ZWL14,774.12	$85.26 LRD15,083.29	+85.8%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 69.7% less for childcare

	Harare	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$255.56 ZWL82,288.89	$129.33 LRD22,879.05	-49.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,812.50 ZWL2,837,625.00	$894.00 LRD158,148.34	-89.9%
Average			-69.7%

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pay 93.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$3.00 LRD530.70	+100.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 ZWL937.59	$3.33 LRD589.67	+14.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 ZWL386.40	$5.00 LRD884.50	+316.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.38 ZWL17,833.85	$76.25 LRD13,488.63	+37.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$9.75 LRD1,724.73	-2.5%
Average			+93.3%

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pay 49.4% more for clothing

	Harare	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.92 ZWL6,091.17	$18.41 LRD3,257.16	-2.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.50 ZWL6,923.00	$33.75 LRD5,970.38	+57.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.85 ZWL10,898.46	$56.25 LRD9,950.63	+66.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.85 ZWL12,508.46	$68.75 LRD12,161.88	+77.0%
Average			+49.4%

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