Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 60.9% more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Quito, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Quito
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.25
|
$10.00
LRD1,924.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$10.00
LRD1,924.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
|
$1.70
LRD327.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
|
$2.50
LRD481.03
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Quito
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.56
LRD300.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
|
$5.91
LRD1,136.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
|
$5.71
LRD1,098.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
|
$3.93
LRD757.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
|
$4.09
LRD786.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.95
LRD183.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$3.33
LRD640.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$4.27
LRD821.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$4.18
LRD804.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
|
$1.03
LRD198.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$4.00
LRD769.64
|
|
pay 10.3% less for transportation
Quito
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
|
$4.22
LRD811.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$5,069.87
LRD975,495.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$12.69
LRD2,442.06
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Quito
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.65
|
$93.25
LRD17,942.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$446.45
|
$666.67
LRD128,273.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.83
|
$90.00
LRD17,316.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.61
|
$208.46
LRD40,109.28
|
|
pay 76.0% less for childcare
Quito
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.00
|
$74.33
LRD14,301.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,180.00
|
$1,500.00
LRD288,615.37
|
|
pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$2.50
LRD481.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
|
$3.12
LRD601.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
|
$5.00
LRD962.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.67
|
$76.25
LRD14,671.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$9.75
LRD1,875.95
|
|
pay 37.1% less for clothing
Quito
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.67
|
$18.41
LRD3,542.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
|
$33.75
LRD6,493.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.08
|
$56.25
LRD10,823.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.36
|
$68.75
LRD13,228.20
|
|
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