Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 68.2% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN14.86
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN22.79
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.19
|
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.01
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Lima
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.61
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.28
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.18
|
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.85
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.73
|
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN2.94
|
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.82
|
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.79
|
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.75
|
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
|
pay 46.4% less for transportation
Lima
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN20.70
|
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN76.90
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN79,269.32
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN75.31
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Lima
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN107.12
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,055.83
|
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,337.87
|
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN175.25
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
|
pay 75.1% less for childcare
Lima
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN924.81
|
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,259.84
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
|
pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN7.93
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN9.80
|
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN19.82
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN113.19
|
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN24.77
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
Lima
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN162.12
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN117.66
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN301.93
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN337.51
|
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
|
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