Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 26.3% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.22
QAR30.04
|
$8.25
LRD1,522.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
QAR27.54
|
$11.00
LRD2,030.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.29
|
$1.88
LRD346.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.31
|
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Doha
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
QAR5.73
|
$1.65
LRD305.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
QAR20.97
|
$5.91
LRD1,089.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
QAR29.22
|
$6.08
LRD1,122.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
$3.63
LRD669.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
QAR14.05
|
$4.48
LRD826.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
QAR3.15
|
$0.74
LRD137.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
QAR2.61
|
$2.58
LRD475.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
$3.95
LRD729.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
$3.18
LRD586.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
$1.03
LRD190.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
$3.88
LRD715.14
|
|
pay 15.8% less for transportation
|
Doha
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.83
|
$4.03
LRD744.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.87
QAR120.17
|
$20.00
LRD3,691.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,910.54
QAR80,114.61
|
$5,069.87
LRD935,658.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.72
QAR72.10
|
$12.69
LRD2,342.33
|
|
pay 8.1% more for housing
|
Doha
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.95
QAR321.58
|
$93.25
LRD17,209.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.13
QAR5,741.08
|
$666.67
LRD123,035.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,013.80
QAR3,706.92
|
$90.00
LRD16,609.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.85
QAR277.35
|
$208.46
LRD38,471.31
|
|
pay 88.7% less for childcare
|
Doha
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$797.97
QAR2,917.72
|
$74.33
LRD13,717.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,234.42
QAR41,078.00
|
$1,500.00
LRD276,828.98
|
|
pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
QAR19.22
|
$3.12
LRD576.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.57
QAR24.03
|
$5.00
LRD922.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.97
QAR431.36
|
$76.25
LRD14,072.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
QAR45.06
|
$9.75
LRD1,799.34
|
|
pay 44.6% less for clothing
|
Doha
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.12
QAR223.48
|
$18.41
LRD3,398.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
QAR202.25
|
$33.75
LRD6,228.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.92
QAR354.40
|
$56.25
LRD10,381.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
QAR347.30
|
$68.75
LRD12,688.00
|
|
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