Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 2.2 times more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 18.1% more for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.38
|
$14.76
SCR200.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.38
|
$10.19
SCR138.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD329.01
|
$2.26
SCR30.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.84
|
$2.24
SCR30.43
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.23
|
$1.88
SCR25.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.92
|
$10.83
SCR146.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.36
|
$8.52
SCR115.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.57
|
$3.87
SCR52.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.50
|
$3.08
SCR41.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.56
|
$0.95
SCR12.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.21
|
$1.30
SCR17.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.69
|
$0.90
SCR12.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD809.06
|
$3.60
SCR48.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.32
|
$0.78
SCR10.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.15
|
$0.58
SCR7.83
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.79
|
$5.76
SCR78.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.57
SCR360.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,210.85
|
$26,466.86
SCR358,903.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,456.37
|
$45.76
SCR620.49
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Monrovia
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,047.36
|
$137.77
SCR1,868.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD129,025.04
|
$1,117.62
SCR15,155.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,418.38
|
$793.40
SCR10,758.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,344.27
|
$84.66
SCR1,148.05
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,385.79
|
$166.06
SCR2,251.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,306.33
|
$7,986.24
SCR108,297.29
|
|
pay 54.1% more for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.84
|
$4.06
SCR55.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.80
|
$5.02
SCR68.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.69
|
$13.28
SCR180.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,757.24
|
$95.18
SCR1,290.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.94
|
$5.54
SCR75.06
|
|
pay 71.4% more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,563.49
|
$67.83
SCR919.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,531.89
|
$26.36
SCR357.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,886.49
|
$72.67
SCR985.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,305.71
|
$75.65
SCR1,025.84
|
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