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Monrovia vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 32.9% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 9.1% less in Monrovia
Housing: pay 25.1% less in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 81.5% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.7% less in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 48.9% less in Monrovia

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

Monrovia vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SAR30.00	$7.50 LRD1,332.19	-6.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SAR30.00	$11.00 LRD1,953.88	+37.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SAR2.82	$2.00 LRD355.25	+166.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 SAR1.10	$2.00 LRD355.25	+584.9%
Average			+195.6%

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Riyadh	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 SAR4.91	$1.79 LRD318.17	+37.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.27 SAR16.00	$5.91 LRD1,048.95	+38.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.23 SAR23.37	$8.01 LRD1,423.03	+28.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 SAR10.53	$3.60 LRD639.45	+28.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.67 SAR17.52	$5.38 LRD954.74	+15.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 SAR3.85	$0.74 LRD131.87	-27.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.87	$3.83 LRD680.90	+401.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 SAR3.07	$4.67 LRD828.92	+471.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 SAR2.63	$5.00 LRD888.13	+613.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SAR2.17	$1.03 LRD182.93	+77.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.48	$4.83 LRD858.52	+630.3%
Average			+210.3%

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pay 9.1% less for transportation

	Riyadh	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.31 SAR8.65	$4.69 LRD833.65	+103.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.33 SAR140.01	$20.00 LRD3,552.50	-46.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,328.67 SAR125,009.97	$12,534.94 LRD2,226,518.22	-62.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.40 SAR69.01	$12.69 LRD2,254.41	-31.0%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 25.1% less for housing

	Riyadh	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.49 SAR279.42	$93.25 LRD16,563.52	+25.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,119.84 SAR4,200.33	$666.67 LRD118,416.67	-40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$846.11 SAR3,173.60	$95.00 LRD16,874.38	-88.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.07 SAR307.85	$85.26 LRD15,145.11	+3.9%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 81.5% less for childcare

	Riyadh	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$461.83 SAR1,732.23	$129.33 LRD22,972.82	-72.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,810.75 SAR36,798.39	$894.00 LRD158,796.49	-90.9%
Average			-81.5%

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pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SAR7.00	$3.00 LRD532.88	+60.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.10 SAR15.39	$3.33 LRD592.08	-18.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.33 SAR27.50	$5.00 LRD888.13	-31.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$104.43 SAR391.70	$76.25 LRD13,543.91	-27.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.33 SAR57.50	$9.75 LRD1,731.80	-36.4%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 48.9% less for clothing

	Riyadh	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.01 SAR221.34	$18.41 LRD3,270.51	-68.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.27 SAR241.07	$33.75 LRD5,994.84	-47.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.52 SAR414.53	$56.25 LRD9,991.41	-49.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.25 SAR368.53	$68.75 LRD12,211.72	-30.0%
Average			-48.9%

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