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Monrovia vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 52.5% more expensive than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 3.2 times more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 26.2% more in Monrovia
Housing: pay 42.0% more in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 72.9% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9% less in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 26.4% less in Monrovia

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

Monrovia vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monrovia instead of Kuwait City, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.45 KWD3.510	$7.50 LRD1,332.19	-34.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 KWD2.910	$11.00 LRD1,953.88	+16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 KWD0.170	$2.00 LRD355.25	+255.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$2.00 LRD355.25	+511.6%
Average			+187.1%

Kuwait City vs. Monrovia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.2 times more for groceries

	Kuwait City	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 KWD0.410	$1.79 LRD318.17	+35.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.68 KWD0.820	$5.91 LRD1,048.95	+120.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 KWD1.840	$8.01 LRD1,423.03	+34.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 KWD0.600	$3.60 LRD639.45	+84.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 KWD0.980	$5.38 LRD954.74	+67.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 KWD0.320	$0.74 LRD131.87	-29.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KWD0.270	$3.83 LRD680.90	+334.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$4.67 LRD828.92	+508.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$5.00 LRD888.13	+542.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$1.03 LRD182.93	+71.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 KWD0.210	$4.83 LRD858.52	+612.2%
Average			+216.4%

Kuwait City vs. Monrovia - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.2% more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.35 KWD0.420	$4.69 LRD833.65	+247.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.15 KWD13.550	$20.00 LRD3,552.50	-54.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,257.11 KWD6,525.510	$12,534.94 LRD2,226,518.22	-41.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.71 KWD7.280	$12.69 LRD2,254.41	-46.5%
Average			+26.2%

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pay 42.0% more for housing

	Kuwait City	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.07 KWD8.920	$93.25 LRD16,563.52	+220.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.87 KWD283.610	$666.67 LRD118,416.67	-27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$704.38 KWD216.230	$95.00 LRD16,874.38	-86.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.86 KWD16.230	$85.26 LRD15,145.11	+61.3%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 72.9% less for childcare

	Kuwait City	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.59 KWD94.120	$129.33 LRD22,972.82	-57.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,442.33 KWD2,284.650	$894.00 LRD158,796.49	-88.0%
Average			-72.9%

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pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 KWD1.000	$3.00 LRD532.88	-8.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.74 KWD1.760	$3.33 LRD592.08	-41.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$5.00 LRD888.13	+69.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$108.17 KWD33.210	$76.25 LRD13,543.91	-29.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.45 KWD3.510	$9.75 LRD1,731.80	-14.8%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 26.4% less for clothing

	Kuwait City	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.65 KWD12.170	$18.41 LRD3,270.51	-53.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.70 KWD11.880	$33.75 LRD5,994.84	-12.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.03 KWD26.100	$56.25 LRD9,991.41	-33.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.67 KWD22.310	$68.75 LRD12,211.72	-5.4%
Average			-26.4%

Kuwait City vs. Monrovia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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