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Belgrade vs. Monrovia Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 59.8% more expensive than Monrovia.

Restaurants: pay 45.0% more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 57.6% less in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 36.3% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 6.9 times more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% more in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Belgrade

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Belgrade are more expensive than in Monrovia. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Belgrade.

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Belgrade vs. Monrovia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.0% more for restaurants

	Monrovia	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,277.81	$13.25 RSD1,391	+76.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,874.13	$13.35 RSD1,401	+21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD340.75	$2.79 RSD293	+39.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD340.75	$2.31 RSD242	+15.4%
Average			+45.0%

Monrovia vs. Belgrade - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.6% less for groceries

	Monrovia	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD305.19	$1.15 RSD121	-35.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 LRD657.32	$5.65 RSD593	+46.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,364.95	$5.41 RSD567	-32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD613.35	$2.75 RSD288	-23.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD915.77	$3.08 RSD324	-42.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD126.49	$0.74 RSD78	-0.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD653.11	$0.83 RSD87	-78.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD795.09	$0.85 RSD89	-81.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD851.88	$1.39 RSD146	-72.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 LRD170.38	$0.41 RSD43	-58.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD823.48	$0.32 RSD33	-93.5%
Average			-57.6%

Monrovia vs. Belgrade - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.3% more for transportation

	Monrovia	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD799.63	$7.16 RSD751	+52.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,407.51	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 LRD3M	$30,517.27 RSD3M	+52.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.91 LRD2,881.54	$11.06 RSD1,161	-34.6%
Average			+36.3%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Monrovia	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$180.00 LRD30,667.56	$35.64 RSD3,740	-80.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LRD42,593.83	$821.08 RSD86,156	+228.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,185.66	$553.04 RSD58,031	+482.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.47 LRD19,673.34	$166.93 RSD17,516	+44.6%
Average			+217.3%

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pay 6.9 times more for childcare

	Monrovia	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 LRD17,037.53	$425.54 RSD44,652	+325.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,000.00 LRD170K	$11,215.66 RSD1M	+1021.6%
Average			+590.8%

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pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Monrovia	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LRD681.50	$3.72 RSD390	-7.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 LRD511.13	$3.12 RSD327	+4.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD851.88	$4.67 RSD490	-6.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LRD10,648.46	$41.23 RSD4,327	-34.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 LRD851.88	$8.58 RSD900	+71.6%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Monrovia	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 LRD4,259.38	$110.61 RSD11,606	+342.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50 LRD5,537.20	$46.78 RSD4,909	+43.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 LRD9,370.64	$117.03 RSD12,280	+112.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 LRD15,759.72	$154.95 RSD16,259	+67.5%
Average			+118.3%

Monrovia vs. Belgrade - Cost of clothing

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