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Liberia

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Cyprus

Nicosia vs. Monrovia Cost of Living Summary

Nicosia is 83.5% more expensive than Monrovia.

Restaurants: pay 25.1% more in Nicosia
Groceries: pay 35.5% less in Nicosia
Transportation: pay 65.3% more in Nicosia
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Nicosia
Childcare: pay 6.9 times more in Nicosia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.3% more in Nicosia
Clothing: pay 99.8% more in Nicosia

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

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Nicosia vs. Monrovia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.1% more for restaurants

	Monrovia	Nicosia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	$16.80 €14.95	+123.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	$8.96 €7.97	-18.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$2.30 €2.05	+15.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$0.89 €0.79	-55.4%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 35.5% less for groceries

	Monrovia	Nicosia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD305.86	$1.96 €1.74	+9.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 LRD658.77	$6.56 €5.84	+70.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	$6.95 €6.19	-13.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD614.70	$4.77 €4.25	+32.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD917.79	$4.06 €3.62	-24.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD126.76	$1.55 €1.38	+108.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD654.55	$0.95 €0.84	-75.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD796.84	$1.14 €1.01	-75.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD853.76	$1.58 €1.40	-68.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 LRD170.75	$0.85 €0.76	-14.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD825.30	$0.71 €0.63	-85.3%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 65.3% more for transportation

	Monrovia	Nicosia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD801.39	$6.73 €5.99	+43.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	$44.79 €39.86	+123.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 LRD3M	$32,920.23 €29,300.19	+64.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	$21.86 €19.45	+29.2%
Average			+65.3%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Monrovia	Nicosia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	$33.22 €29.57	-81.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	$784.43 €698.17	+213.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	$696.72 €620.11	+633.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	$158.82 €141.36	+37.5%
Average			+237.9%

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pay 6.9 times more for childcare

	Monrovia	Nicosia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	$513.33 €456.88	+413.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,000.00 LRD171K	$9,282.61 €8,261.86	+828.3%
Average			+590.3%

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pay 37.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Monrovia	Nicosia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LRD683.00	$4.48 €3.99	+12.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 LRD512.25	$3.65 €3.25	+21.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD853.76	$5.60 €4.98	+12.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	$74.03 €65.89	+18.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 LRD853.76	$11.20 €9.97	+123.9%
Average			+37.3%

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pay 99.8% more for clothing

	Monrovia	Nicosia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	$102.69 €91.40	+310.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	$54.75 €48.73	+68.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	$100.22 €89.20	+82.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	$116.92 €104.07	+26.4%
Average			+99.8%

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