Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 12.5% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Germany, you would:
pay 17.0% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.72
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.62
|
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Germany
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.26
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.94
|
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.67
|
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
|
pay 56.5% less for transportation
Germany
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.65
|
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.67
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€27,136.52
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.62
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
|
pay 5.7% less for housing
Germany
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.60
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€742.62
|
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€571.80
|
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€215.52
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
|
pay 85.5% less for childcare
Germany
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€402.86
|
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,608.92
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
|
pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.20
|
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.17
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.86
|
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.65
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
|
pay 44.1% less for clothing
Germany
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€77.61
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€38.31
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€83.35
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€111.56
|
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
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