Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 9.5% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 7.1% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK146.48
|
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK101.07
|
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK24.75
|
$1.70
LRD329.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.34
|
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
|
pay 79.2% more for groceries
Stockholm
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK28.78
|
$1.56
LRD302.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK55.24
|
$5.91
LRD1,145.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK58.11
|
$5.71
LRD1,107.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK42.58
|
$3.93
LRD762.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK55.35
|
$4.09
LRD792.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.74
|
$0.95
LRD184.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.62
|
$3.33
LRD645.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.71
|
$4.27
LRD828.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.09
|
$4.18
LRD810.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.36
|
$1.03
LRD199.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.58
|
$4.00
LRD775.60
|
|
pay 58.6% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK72.92
|
$4.22
LRD817.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK996.08
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK301,752.76
|
$5,069.87
LRD983,048.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK292.96
|
$12.69
LRD2,460.97
|
|
pay 38.6% more for housing
Stockholm
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK307.36
|
$93.25
LRD18,081.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK15,894.23
|
$666.67
LRD129,266.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,821.53
|
$90.00
LRD17,451.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,211.20
|
$208.46
LRD40,419.82
|
|
pay 62.1% less for childcare
Stockholm
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,441.87
|
$74.33
LRD14,412.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK73,567.45
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,849.96
|
|
pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK73.24
|
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK43.59
|
$3.12
LRD605.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK69.33
|
$5.00
LRD969.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK410.04
|
$76.25
LRD14,784.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK150.88
|
$9.75
LRD1,890.48
|
|
pay 46.9% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK824.38
|
$18.41
LRD3,570.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK442.29
|
$33.75
LRD6,544.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK991.64
|
$56.25
LRD10,906.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,477.44
|
$68.75
LRD13,330.62
|
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