Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 61.0% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Suva, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Suva
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
FJD9.27
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.56
FJD14.91
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
FJD2.44
|
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
FJD1.79
|
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Suva
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
FJD0.99
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
FJD10.40
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
FJD10.49
|
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
FJD5.68
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
FJD5.82
|
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
FJD2.38
|
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FJD1.83
|
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
FJD2.62
|
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FJD1.40
|
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FJD1.17
|
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
FJD1.01
|
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
|
pay 34.0% more for transportation
Suva
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
FJD11.49
|
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.74
FJD72.08
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,139.36
FJD41,189.03
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
FJD10.30
|
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Suva
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.49
FJD60.16
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.88
FJD1,441.62
|
$680.33
LRD131,610.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$311.14
FJD706.51
|
$158.33
LRD30,629.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.44
FJD82.75
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.07
|
|
pay 55.1% less for childcare
Suva
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.84
FJD424.25
|
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,484.82
FJD14,725.08
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.26
|
|
pay 68.1% more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
FJD6.18
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
FJD6.12
|
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.26
FJD16.48
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.08
FJD61.50
|
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
FJD8.24
|
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
Suva
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.31
FJD48.40
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.40
FJD57.66
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.25
FJD114.09
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.07
FJD106.89
|
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
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