Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 20.1% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.06
€19.54
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.42
€3.18
|
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
pay 96.8% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
€7.49
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.10
|
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
€3.64
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
|
pay 57.1% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.73
|
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,583.68
€25,590.76
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.32
€28.13
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
|
pay 14.7% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.70
€47.96
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,876.48
€1,740.91
|
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,454.17
€1,349.11
|
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.23
€162.57
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
|
pay 92.9% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.85
€1,089.96
|
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,971.77
€17,601.06
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€6.03
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
€3.57
|
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.16
€35.41
|
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
|
pay 32.8% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.37
€56.93
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.16
€30.76
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.13
€79.91
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.05
€89.11
|
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
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