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Monrovia vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 24.5% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 18.8% less in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 87.5% more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 41.8% less in Monrovia
Housing: pay 29.0% less in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 92.9% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.1% less in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 49.3% less in Monrovia

Expenses including childcare, clothing, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Monrovia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Monrovia.

Monrovia vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monrovia instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 18.8% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$25.00	$7.50 LRD1,332.19	-54.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$15.00	$11.00 LRD1,953.88	+12.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.96	$2.00 LRD355.25	-22.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.42	$2.00 LRD355.25	-10.6%
Average			-18.8%

Canberra vs. Monrovia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 87.5% more for groceries

	Canberra	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.14	$1.79 LRD318.17	-33.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.63	$5.91 LRD1,048.95	+18.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.41	$8.01 LRD1,423.03	+45.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.60	$3.60 LRD639.45	-16.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.38	$5.38 LRD954.74	+28.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.26	$0.74 LRD131.87	-49.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.06	$3.83 LRD680.90	+184.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.04	$4.67 LRD828.92	+249.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.84	$5.00 LRD888.13	+168.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.55	$1.03 LRD182.93	+1.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.59	$4.83 LRD858.52	+364.0%
Average			+87.5%

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pay 41.8% less for transportation

	Canberra	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.75	$4.69 LRD833.65	+6.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$188.01	$20.00 LRD3,552.50	-83.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$44,425.70	$12,534.94 LRD2,226,518.22	-56.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.95	$12.69 LRD2,254.41	-32.9%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 29.0% less for housing

	Canberra	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$79.50	$93.25 LRD16,563.52	+79.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,377.92	$666.67 LRD118,416.67	-57.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,775.11	$95.00 LRD16,874.38	-91.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$243.28	$85.26 LRD15,145.11	-46.4%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 92.9% less for childcare

	Canberra	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,683.50	$129.33 LRD22,972.82	-92.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,381.24	$894.00 LRD158,796.49	-93.3%
Average			-92.9%

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pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$10.00	$3.00 LRD532.88	-54.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.21	$3.33 LRD592.08	-2.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$47.50	$5.00 LRD888.13	-83.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$89.79	$76.25 LRD13,543.91	+29.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$20.00	$9.75 LRD1,731.80	-25.4%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 49.3% less for clothing

	Canberra	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$106.16	$18.41 LRD3,270.51	-73.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$88.34	$33.75 LRD5,994.84	-41.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$143.88	$56.25 LRD9,991.41	-40.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$181.12	$68.75 LRD12,211.72	-41.9%
Average			-49.3%

Canberra vs. Monrovia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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