Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 24.7% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of London, you would:
pay 18.6% less for restaurants
London
|
Monrovia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.22
£20.14
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.66
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
London
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
£1.56
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
£3.78
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
£5.06
|
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
£3.19
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
£3.41
|
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.17
|
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
£1.18
|
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
£1.40
|
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.58
|
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
|
pay 58.9% less for transportation
London
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
£5.75
|
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$252.24
£201.41
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,406.00
£27,472.05
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
£20.22
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
|
pay 14.8% less for housing
London
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
£31.24
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,697.16
£2,153.60
|
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,027.26
£1,618.70
|
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$284.51
£227.17
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
|
pay 95.4% less for childcare
London
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,321.07
£1,853.30
|
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,293.41
£20,195.95
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
|
pay 38.7% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.20
£6.55
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
£3.64
|
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.95
£47.07
|
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.92
£15.11
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
|
pay 52.1% less for clothing
London
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.07
£82.30
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.65
£39.65
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.31
£89.68
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.32
£98.47
|
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
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