Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 14.9% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Canada, you would:
pay 1.2% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.56
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.67
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.78
|
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
pay 76.4% more for groceries
Canada
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.42
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.42
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.87
|
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.59
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.23
|
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
|
pay 36.1% less for transportation
Canada
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.02
|
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$93.26
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,242.82
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.96
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
|
pay 4.1% less for housing
Canada
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$85.94
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,709.98
|
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,567.72
|
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$163.85
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
|
pay 88.8% less for childcare
Canada
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,017.90
|
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,713.03
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
|
pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.25
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.88
|
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.78
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$58.95
|
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.40
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
|
pay 37.7% less for clothing
Canada
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.54
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.41
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$118.41
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$141.99
|
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
|
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