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Monrovia vs. Honiara Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 15.1% more expensive than Honiara.

Restaurants: pay 37.0% more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 77.3% more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 2.0% less in Monrovia
Housing: pay 32.8% less in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 17.5% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.8% more in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 27.8% less in Monrovia

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

Monrovia vs. Honiara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.0% more for restaurants

	Honiara	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$7.50 LRD1,326.75	+23.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$11.00 LRD1,945.90	-9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$2.00 LRD353.80	+46.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$2.00 LRD353.80	+88.0%
Average			+37.0%

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pay 77.3% more for groceries

	Honiara	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$1.79 LRD316.87	+20.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$5.91 LRD1,044.66	+197.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$8.01 LRD1,417.23	-17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$3.60 LRD636.84	-34.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$5.38 LRD950.84	+37.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$0.74 LRD131.33	-76.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$3.83 LRD678.12	+227.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$4.67 LRD825.53	+31.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$5.00 LRD884.50	+233.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$1.03 LRD182.19	+13.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$4.83 LRD855.02	+218.7%
Average			+77.3%

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pay 2.0% less for transportation

	Honiara	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$4.69 LRD830.25	-4.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$20.00 LRD3,538.00	-17.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$12,534.94 LRD2,217,430.36
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$12.69 LRD2,245.20	+16.0%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 32.8% less for housing

	Honiara	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$93.25 LRD16,495.91	+5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$666.67 LRD117,933.34	+21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$95.00 LRD16,805.50	-85.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$85.26 LRD15,083.29	-73.8%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 17.5% less for childcare

	Honiara	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$129.33 LRD22,879.05	+33.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$894.00 LRD158,148.34	-68.0%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 71.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Honiara	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$3.00 LRD530.70	+64.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$3.33 LRD589.67	+6.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$5.00 LRD884.50	+24.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$76.25 LRD13,488.63
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$9.75 LRD1,724.73	+191.6%
Average			+71.8%

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pay 27.8% less for clothing

	Honiara	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$18.41 LRD3,257.16	-10.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$33.75 LRD5,970.38	-63.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$56.25 LRD9,950.63	-27.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$68.75 LRD12,161.88	-10.7%
Average			-27.8%

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