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Monrovia vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 60.5% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 4.1 times more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 25.2% less in Monrovia
Housing: pay 73.8% more in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 60.9% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.6% more in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 30.1% less in Monrovia

The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Monrovia are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Monrovia. Notably, groceries and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Monrovia.

Monrovia vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.38	$7.50 LRD1,332.19	+75.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN23.96	$11.00 LRD1,953.88	+54.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.37	$2.00 LRD355.25	+99.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$2.00 LRD355.25	+206.4%
Average			+108.7%

Lima vs. Monrovia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.1 times more for groceries

	Lima	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.95	$1.79 LRD318.17	-32.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.16	$5.91 LRD1,048.95	+30.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.32	$8.01 LRD1,423.03	+39.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.94	$3.60 LRD639.45	+21.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.84	$5.38 LRD954.74	+104.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$0.74 LRD131.87	-26.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.70	$3.83 LRD680.90	+655.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.93	$4.67 LRD828.92	+710.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$5.00 LRD888.13	+788.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$1.03 LRD182.93	+123.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$4.83 LRD858.52	+1013.8%
Average			+311.5%

Lima vs. Monrovia - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.2% less for transportation

	Lima	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.44	$4.69 LRD833.65	-9.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.67	$20.00 LRD3,552.50	-12.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,088.33	$12,534.94 LRD2,226,518.22	-37.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.84	$12.69 LRD2,254.41	-41.5%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 73.8% more for housing

	Lima	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.85	$93.25 LRD16,563.52	+273.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,219.71	$666.67 LRD118,416.67	+0.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,255.92	$95.00 LRD16,874.38	-74.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.09	$85.26 LRD15,145.11	+95.9%
Average			+73.8%

Lima vs. Monrovia - Cost of housing

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pay 60.9% less for childcare

	Lima	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN645.08	$129.33 LRD22,972.82	-32.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,570.11	$894.00 LRD158,796.49	-89.1%
Average			-60.9%

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pay 45.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.67	$3.00 LRD532.88	+31.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.77	$3.33 LRD592.08	+27.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.17	$5.00 LRD888.13	-12.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.46	$76.25 LRD13,543.91	+145.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN23.96	$9.75 LRD1,731.80	+36.6%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 30.1% less for clothing

	Lima	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.39	$18.41 LRD3,270.51	-63.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN119.93	$33.75 LRD5,994.84	-5.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN281.88	$56.25 LRD9,991.41	-33.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN280.90	$68.75 LRD12,211.72	-17.9%
Average			-30.1%

Lima vs. Monrovia - Cost of clothing

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