Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 2.2 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY33.91
|
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.47
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY20.29
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY119.87
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY121.91
|
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY55.91
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY83.70
|
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.33
|
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY21.38
|
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY14.87
|
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY15.87
|
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY8.94
|
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.48
|
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY153.75
|
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY277.11
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,511,530.93
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY186.42
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY354.14
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY17,329.57
|
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY11,884.78
|
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,732.90
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
|
pay 82.2% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY14,462.60
|
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY258,145.77
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
|
pay 81.9% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY98.25
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY75.87
|
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.45
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,191.33
|
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY151.15
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,556.34
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,435.95
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,002.91
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,685.87
|
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
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