Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 15.7% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 48.0% more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
PLN37.27
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
PLN27.25
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
PLN6.43
|
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
PLN5.87
|
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
PLN4.16
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
PLN16.82
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.31
|
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
PLN11.07
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
PLN10.33
|
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.65
|
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
PLN2.65
|
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.97
|
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
PLN5.36
|
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.47
|
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.55
|
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
|
pay 12.0% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
PLN24.73
|
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
PLN102.48
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
PLN100,052.08
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
PLN29.81
|
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
|
pay 41.2% more for housing
Warsaw
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
PLN55.37
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
PLN3,549.09
|
$680.33
LRD131,610.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
PLN2,748.30
|
$158.33
LRD30,629.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
PLN795.04
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.07
|
|
pay 79.5% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
PLN1,767.77
|
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
PLN44,721.98
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.26
|
|
pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
PLN13.04
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
PLN12.60
|
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
PLN16.77
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
PLN135.78
|
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
PLN27.95
|
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
|
pay 53.0% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
PLN310.89
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
PLN135.63
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
PLN339.80
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
PLN377.36
|
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
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