Cost of living comparison

Liberia

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Cabo Verde

Praia vs. Monrovia Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 22.1% more expensive than Monrovia.

Restaurants: pay 33.7% less in Praia
Groceries: pay 34.4% less in Praia
Transportation: pay 28.5% more in Praia
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Praia
Childcare: pay 97.7% more in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.6% less in Praia
Clothing: pay 23.1% more in Praia

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

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Praia vs. Monrovia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.7% less for restaurants

	Monrovia	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	$5.03 CVE493.26	-32.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	$7.10 CVE696.20	-35.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$1.56 CVE152.99	-22.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$1.17 CVE114.79	-41.5%
Average			-33.7%

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pay 34.4% less for groceries

	Monrovia	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD305.86	$2.08 CVE203.99	+16.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 LRD658.77	$12.93 CVE1,268.60	+235.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	$5.13 CVE503.55	-35.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD614.70	$2.32 CVE227.26	-35.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD917.79	$2.07 CVE203.01	-61.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD126.76	$2.30 CVE225.26	+209.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD654.55	$1.38 CVE135.34	-64.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD796.84	$1.86 CVE181.96	-60.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD853.76	$1.93 CVE189.47	-61.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 LRD170.75	$0.69 CVE67.67	-31.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD825.30	$0.64 CVE63.16	-86.7%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 28.5% more for transportation

	Monrovia	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD801.39	$5.96 CVE584.36	+26.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	$29.18 CVE2,862.02	+45.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 LRD3M	$28,897.98 CVE3M	+44.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	$11.61 CVE1,138.64	-31.4%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Monrovia	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	$51.37 CVE5,039.16	-71.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	$574.58 CVE56,359.06	+129.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	$287.29 CVE28,179.53	+202.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	$138.60 CVE13,594.92	+20.0%
Average			+109.6%

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pay 97.7% more for childcare

	Monrovia	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	$126.75 CVE12,432.14	+26.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,000.00 LRD171K	$3,082.45 CVE302K	+208.2%
Average			+97.7%

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pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Monrovia	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LRD683.00	$2.53 CVE248.64	-36.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 LRD512.25	$2.60 CVE255.49	-13.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD853.76	$5.27 CVE517.18	+5.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	$31.69 CVE3,108.04	-49.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 LRD853.76	$5.58 CVE547.01	+11.5%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 23.1% more for clothing

	Monrovia	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	$62.19 CVE6,099.63	+148.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	$25.35 CVE2,486.43	-22.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	$65.91 CVE6,464.72	+19.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	$91.26 CVE8,951.14	-1.3%
Average			+23.1%

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