Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 61.7% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Manila, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Manila
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱300.11
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱250.09
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱54.71
|
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱27.92
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Manila
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱76.62
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱246.15
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱401.31
|
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱119.53
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱130.95
|
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱85.19
|
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱44.18
|
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱88.26
|
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱55.67
|
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱62.57
|
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱78.90
|
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
|
pay 98.2% more for transportation
Manila
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱248.14
|
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱582.51
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,500,560.46
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱153.06
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
|
pay 79.4% more for housing
Manila
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,663.91
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱26,782.69
|
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱14,067.69
|
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,582.27
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
|
pay 87.3% less for childcare
Manila
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱28,739.90
|
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱828,881.01
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
|
pay 62.5% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱70.03
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱169.84
|
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱170.06
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,408.04
|
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱375.14
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
Manila
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,900.65
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,569.27
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,213.28
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,709.64
|
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
|
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