Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 18.8% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 8.8% more for restaurants
|
Belgrade
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
RSD1,220
|
$8.25
LRD1,522.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
RSD1,017
|
$11.00
LRD2,030.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
RSD258
|
$1.88
LRD346.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
RSD174
|
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Belgrade
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
RSD97
|
$1.65
LRD305.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD560
|
$5.91
LRD1,089.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RSD552
|
$6.08
LRD1,122.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
RSD295
|
$3.63
LRD669.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
RSD347
|
$4.48
LRD826.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RSD58
|
$0.74
LRD137.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD89
|
$2.58
LRD475.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
RSD82
|
$3.95
LRD729.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
RSD117
|
$3.18
LRD586.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD53
|
$1.03
LRD190.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
RSD44
|
$3.88
LRD715.14
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
|
Belgrade
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
RSD762
|
$4.03
LRD744.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.16
RSD2,237
|
$20.00
LRD3,691.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,106.99
RSD3,119,127
|
$5,069.87
LRD935,658.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.51
RSD1,055
|
$12.69
LRD2,342.33
|
|
pay 45.9% more for housing
|
Belgrade
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
RSD3,066
|
$93.25
LRD17,209.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$840.53
RSD93,276
|
$666.67
LRD123,035.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$518.55
RSD57,546
|
$90.00
LRD16,609.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.51
RSD15,482
|
$208.46
LRD38,471.31
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
|
Belgrade
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$370.44
RSD41,109
|
$74.33
LRD13,717.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,747.69
RSD859,787
|
$1,500.00
LRD276,828.98
|
|
pay 34.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belgrade
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.02
RSD336
|
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
RSD272
|
$3.12
LRD576.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
RSD458
|
$5.00
LRD922.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.53
RSD4,054
|
$76.25
LRD14,072.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
RSD813
|
$9.75
LRD1,799.34
|
|
pay 46.7% less for clothing
|
Belgrade
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.71
RSD10,843
|
$18.41
LRD3,398.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.65
RSD4,289
|
$33.75
LRD6,228.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.09
RSD11,884
|
$56.25
LRD10,381.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.83
RSD13,963
|
$68.75
LRD12,688.00
|
|
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