Cost of living comparison

Gaborone, Botswana

compared to

Monrovia, Liberia

Monrovia vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 57.2% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 36.8% less in Monrovia
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 59.3% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.6% more in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 14.6% less in Monrovia

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

Monrovia vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Gaborone	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 BWP102.39	$8.25 LRD1,649.93	+10.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 BWP81.91	$11.00 LRD2,199.91	+83.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BWP11.37	$1.88 LRD374.98	+125.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 BWP6.67	$2.50 LRD499.98	+412.3%
Average			+157.8%

Gaborone vs. Monrovia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Gaborone	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 BWP11.10	$1.65 LRD330.68	+103.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 BWP46.01	$5.91 LRD1,181.03	+75.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 BWP69.13	$6.08 LRD1,216.60	+20.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 BWP31.29	$3.63 LRD725.57	+58.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 BWP31.06	$4.48 LRD895.25	+96.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 BWP10.57	$0.74 LRD148.47	-4.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 BWP8.46	$2.58 LRD515.70	+316.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 BWP12.07	$3.95 LRD790.69	+347.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.82	$3.18 LRD636.05	+392.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BWP8.16	$1.03 LRD205.97	+72.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 BWP7.48	$3.88 LRD774.97	+607.6%
Average			+189.7%

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pay 36.8% less for transportation

	Gaborone	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 BWP58.37	$4.03 LRD806.25	-5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.18 BWP385.00	$20.00 LRD3,999.83	-29.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,486.26 BWP307,179.73	$5,069.87 LRD1,013,932.27	-77.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.49 BWP266.22	$12.69 LRD2,538.28	-34.9%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Gaborone	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.60 BWP1,237.68	$93.25 LRD18,649.20	+2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.84 BWP3,481.37	$666.67 LRD133,327.76	+161.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$149.91 BWP2,047.86	$90.00 LRD17,999.25	-40.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.21 BWP672.27	$208.46 LRD41,689.67	+323.6%
Average			+112.0%

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pay 59.3% less for childcare

	Gaborone	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.24 BWP2,462.24	$74.33 LRD14,865.52	-58.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,740.68 BWP51,100.63	$1,500.00 LRD299,987.47	-59.9%
Average			-59.3%

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pay 51.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP30.72	$2.50 LRD499.98	+11.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 BWP32.37	$3.12 LRD624.97	+31.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 BWP51.20	$5.00 LRD999.96	+33.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.19 BWP439.72	$76.25 LRD15,249.36	+136.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 BWP92.15	$9.75 LRD1,949.87	+44.5%
Average			+51.6%

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pay 14.6% less for clothing

	Gaborone	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.14 BWP602.98	$18.41 LRD3,682.33	-58.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.17 BWP302.79	$33.75 LRD6,749.72	+52.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.20 BWP1,041.00	$56.25 LRD11,249.53	-26.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.16 BWP1,272.60	$68.75 LRD13,749.43	-26.2%
Average			-14.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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