Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 27.8% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 4.2% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$12.50
$2,413.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
$12.50
$2,413.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.72
|
$1.50
$289.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.25
|
$2.67
$514.93
|
|
pay 29.4% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
$1.36
$263.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$10.00
$1,931.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.79
|
$6.37
$1,230.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
$5.33
$1,029.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.62
|
$4.48
$864.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$0.91
$175.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.25
$241.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$1.81
$350.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$2.36
$455.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.04
$201.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$1.82
$350.96
|
|
pay 59.1% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.57
|
$3.94
$760.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.65
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
$5,069.87
$978,992.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.55
|
$13.44
$2,595.64
|
|
pay 35.0% less for housing
Berlin
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
$49.87
$9,630.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
$680.33
$131,372.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€936.98
|
$158.33
$30,574.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€256.17
|
$209.64
$40,481.72
|
|
pay 60.7% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€197.29
|
$132.44
$25,574.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
$1,227.33
$236,997.84
|
|
pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$2.50
$482.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.40
|
$3.67
$708.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$6.87
$1,327.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.13
|
$66.50
$12,841.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$9.87
$1,906.84
|
|
pay 59.4% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
$11.22
$2,165.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
$26.58
$5,133.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
$48.33
$9,333.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.88
|
$36.50
$7,048.12
|
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