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Maldives

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Liberia

Monrovia vs. Male Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 22.0% more expensive than Male.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 22.0% less in Monrovia
Housing: pay 27.7% less in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 48.4% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.7% less in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 25.6% less in Monrovia

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

Monrovia vs. Male Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Male	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MVR85.56	$7.50 LRD1,373.44	+35.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.80 MVR150.98	$11.00 LRD2,014.37	+12.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 MVR22.29	$2.00 LRD366.25	+38.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 MVR4.70	$2.00 LRD366.25	+555.7%
Average			+160.3%

Male vs. Monrovia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Male	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.59 MVR24.49	$1.79 LRD328.02	+12.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.58 MVR70.46	$5.91 LRD1,081.42	+29.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 MVR107.00	$8.01 LRD1,467.10	+15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 MVR27.18	$3.60 LRD659.25	+104.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 MVR43.37	$5.38 LRD984.30	+90.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.84 MVR28.31	$0.74 LRD135.95	-59.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.73 MVR26.63	$3.83 LRD701.98	+121.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.96 MVR30.25	$4.67 LRD854.58	+137.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 MVR22.83	$5.00 LRD915.63	+237.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 MVR10.77	$1.03 LRD188.60	+47.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 MVR8.45	$4.83 LRD885.10	+781.3%
Average			+137.9%

Male vs. Monrovia - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.0% less for transportation

	Male	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.54 MVR54.53	$4.69 LRD859.47	+32.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.91 MVR445.28	$20.00 LRD3,662.50	-30.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,679.74 MVR503K	$12,534.94 LRD2M	-61.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.65 MVR271.76	$12.69 LRD2,324.21	-28.1%
Average			-22.0%

Male vs. Monrovia - Cost of transportation

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pay 27.7% less for housing

	Male	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.15 MVR1,249.78	$93.25 LRD17,076.39	+14.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$965.87 MVR14,874.36	$666.67 LRD122K	-31.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.10 MVR10,442.81	$95.00 LRD17,396.87	-86.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.30 MVR1,436.78	$85.26 LRD15,614.06	-8.6%
Average			-27.7%

Male vs. Monrovia - Cost of housing

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pay 48.4% less for childcare

	Male	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$165.36 MVR2,546.54	$129.33 LRD23,684.14	-21.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,587.42 MVR55,246.24	$894.00 LRD164K	-75.1%
Average			-48.4%

Male vs. Monrovia - Cost of childcare

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pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Male	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.74 MVR72.97	$3.00 LRD549.37	-36.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 MVR50.96	$3.33 LRD610.42	+0.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.07 MVR201.31	$5.00 LRD915.62	-61.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.61 MVR1,241.39	$76.25 LRD13,963.28	-5.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.80 MVR150.98	$9.75 LRD1,785.42	-0.6%
Average			-20.7%

Male vs. Monrovia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 25.6% less for clothing

	Male	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.03 MVR662.64	$18.41 LRD3,371.77	-57.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.86 MVR875.69	$33.75 LRD6,180.47	-40.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.20 MVR1,389.02	$56.25 LRD10,300.78	-37.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$51.74 MVR796.84	$68.75 LRD12,589.84	+32.9%
Average			-25.6%

Male vs. Monrovia - Cost of clothing

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