Cost of living comparison

Liberia

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Seychelles

Victoria vs. Monrovia Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 83.9% more expensive than Monrovia.

Restaurants: pay 62.6% more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 30.6% less in Victoria
Transportation: pay 40.8% more in Victoria
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.8% more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 19.3% more in Victoria

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

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Victoria vs. Monrovia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.6% more for restaurants

	Monrovia	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	$18.02 SCR252.68	+140.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	$12.63 SCR177.21	+14.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$2.32 SCR32.48	+15.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$2.66 SCR37.29	+32.9%
Average			+62.6%

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pay 30.6% less for groceries

	Monrovia	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD305.86	$1.74 SCR24.47	-2.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 LRD658.77	$15.56 SCR218.25	+303.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	$7.27 SCR102.03	-9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD614.70	$3.80 SCR53.37	+5.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD917.79	$2.82 SCR39.54	-47.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD126.76	$1.02 SCR14.33	+37.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD654.55	$1.25 SCR17.57	-67.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD796.84	$1.09 SCR15.28	-76.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD853.76	$2.85 SCR39.95	-43.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 LRD170.75	$0.88 SCR12.38	-11.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD825.30	$0.83 SCR11.59	-82.9%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 40.8% more for transportation

	Monrovia	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD801.39	$6.12 SCR85.81	+30.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	$33.37 SCR468.01	+66.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 LRD3M	$26,759.63 SCR375K	+33.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	??
Average			+40.8%

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Monrovia	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	$138.63 SCR1,944.40	-23.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	$954.78 SCR13,391.30	+281.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	$804.72 SCR11,286.52	+747.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	$106.13 SCR1,488.59	-8.1%
Average			+291.6%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Monrovia	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	+44.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,000.00 LRD171K	$8,698.34 SCR122K	+769.8%
Average			+254.1%

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pay 43.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Monrovia	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LRD683.00	$4.01 SCR56.30	+0.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 LRD512.25	$4.00 SCR56.12	+33.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD853.76	$24.19 SCR339.29	+383.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	$78.21 SCR1,096.97	+25.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 LRD853.76	$7.21 SCR101.07	+44.1%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 19.3% more for clothing

	Monrovia	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	$37.23 SCR522.21	+48.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	$24.74 SCR347.02	-23.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	$90.08 SCR1,263.42	+63.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	$100.89 SCR1,415.03	+9.1%
Average			+19.3%

Monrovia vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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