Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 3.4% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 9.1% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.57
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.68
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Madrid
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.12
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€4.05
|
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.59
|
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
|
pay 45.8% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.29
|
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.24
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,523.19
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.59
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
|
pay 26.0% more for housing
Madrid
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€31.21
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,271.69
|
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€917.73
|
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€114.41
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
|
pay 85.7% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€503.98
|
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,257.97
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
|
pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.52
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.44
|
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.68
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€44.96
|
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
|
pay 36.3% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€77.88
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.48
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€80.89
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€92.71
|
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
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