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Monrovia vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 43.4% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 81.2% more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 3.5 times more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 33.6% less in Monrovia
Housing: pay 31.9% more in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 56.4% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.4% more in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 29.7% less in Monrovia

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

Monrovia vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.2% more for restaurants

	Pretoria	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.64 ZAR147.89	$7.50 LRD1,332.19	-13.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.04 ZAR86.27	$11.00 LRD1,953.88	+118.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ZAR18.50	$2.00 LRD355.25	+85.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR14.58	$2.00 LRD355.25	+134.7%
Average			+81.2%

Pretoria vs. Monrovia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.5 times more for groceries

	Pretoria	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 ZAR18.16	$1.79 LRD318.17	+68.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 ZAR69.13	$5.91 LRD1,048.95	+46.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.70 ZAR80.48	$8.01 LRD1,423.03	+70.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 ZAR42.36	$3.60 LRD639.45	+45.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 ZAR36.15	$5.38 LRD954.74	+154.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$0.74 LRD131.87	-2.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.19	$3.83 LRD680.90	+438.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.83	$4.67 LRD828.92	+522.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$5.00 LRD888.13	+557.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.20	$1.03 LRD182.93	+72.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ZAR9.34	$4.83 LRD858.52	+785.8%
Average			+250.9%

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pay 33.6% less for transportation

	Pretoria	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 ZAR85.49	$4.69 LRD833.65	-6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$170.26 ZAR2,913.51	$20.00 LRD3,552.50	-88.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 ZAR345,085.73	$12,534.94 LRD2,226,518.22	-37.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.96 ZAR221.84	$12.69 LRD2,254.41	-2.1%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 31.9% more for housing

	Pretoria	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.76 ZAR629.04	$93.25 LRD16,563.52	+153.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.94 ZAR6,980.59	$666.67 LRD118,416.67	+63.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.01 ZAR7,033.18	$95.00 LRD16,874.38	-76.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.62 ZAR1,670.51	$85.26 LRD15,145.11	-12.7%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 56.4% less for childcare

	Pretoria	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$202.82 ZAR3,470.58	$129.33 LRD22,972.82	-36.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,822.97 ZAR65,418.40	$894.00 LRD158,796.49	-76.6%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 59.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.30 ZAR39.44	$3.00 LRD532.88	+30.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ZAR36.72	$3.33 LRD592.08	+55.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.88 ZAR49.30	$5.00 LRD888.13	+73.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.87 ZAR613.80	$76.25 LRD13,543.91	+112.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.78 ZAR133.10	$9.75 LRD1,731.80	+25.3%
Average			+59.4%

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pay 29.7% less for clothing

	Pretoria	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.50 ZAR864.09	$18.41 LRD3,270.51	-63.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.12 ZAR566.83	$33.75 LRD5,994.84	+1.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.07 ZAR1,524.13	$56.25 LRD9,991.41	-36.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.43 ZAR1,478.94	$68.75 LRD12,211.72	-20.5%
Average			-29.7%

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