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Monrovia vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 64.9% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 29.4% more in Monrovia
Housing: pay 35.4% less in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 49.3% more in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 29.5% less in Monrovia

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

Monrovia vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monrovia instead of N'djamena, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA5,226	$8.25 LRD1,549.53	+1.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,742	$11.00 LRD2,066.05	+156.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA577	$1.88 LRD352.17	+107.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA433	$2.50 LRD469.56	+269.6%
Average			+133.8%

N'djamena vs. Monrovia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	N'djamena	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA209	$1.65 LRD310.56	+406.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA1,045	$5.91 LRD1,109.16	+261.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA7,056	$6.08 LRD1,142.57	-44.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,385	$3.63 LRD681.42	+67.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,896	$4.48 LRD840.78	+51.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,422	$0.74 LRD139.44	-66.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA499	$2.58 LRD484.32	+230.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA1,106	$3.95 LRD742.57	+128.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA680	$3.18 LRD597.35	+199.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA442	$1.03 LRD193.44	+48.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA442	$3.88 LRD727.81	+460.2%
Average			+158.4%

N'djamena vs. Monrovia - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.4% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,508	$4.03 LRD757.19	+2.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA52,258	$20.00 LRD3,756.45	-75.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA7,211,628	$5,069.87 LRD952,235.52	-55.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,352	$12.69 LRD2,383.83	+245.2%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 35.4% less for housing

	N'djamena	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA121,936	$93.25 LRD17,514.42	-51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA886,805	$666.67 LRD125,214.90	-51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA114,968	$90.00 LRD16,904.01	-49.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA119,886	$208.46 LRD39,152.90	+11.2%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 49.3% more for childcare

	N'djamena	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA22,994	$74.33 LRD13,960.97	+106.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA1,045,163	$1,500.00 LRD281,733.53	-8.2%
Average			+49.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA784	$2.50 LRD469.56	+104.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$3.12 LRD586.94
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA601	$5.00 LRD939.11	+432.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA83,613	$76.25 LRD14,321.45	-41.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA3,135	$9.75 LRD1,831.22	+98.9%
Average			+148.3%

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pay 29.5% less for clothing

	N'djamena	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA20,903	$18.41 LRD3,458.26	-43.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA39,194	$33.75 LRD6,339.00	-44.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA33,968	$56.25 LRD10,565.01	+5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA67,936	$68.75 LRD12,912.79	-35.3%
Average			-29.5%

N'djamena vs. Monrovia - Cost of clothing

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