Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 31.7% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$140.44
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$117.93
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.02
|
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.16
|
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
|
pay 83.6% more for groceries
Mexico City
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.39
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$75.23
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$92.42
|
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.51
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.07
|
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.52
|
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.52
|
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.03
|
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.94
|
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.29
|
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.46
|
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
|
pay 15.5% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$83.56
|
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$301.63
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$374,493.82
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$93.62
|
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Mexico City
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$475.29
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,024.30
|
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,147.51
|
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$682.88
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
|
pay 75.6% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,413.21
|
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$150,525.71
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
|
pay 45.5% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$46.81
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$48.99
|
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$65.54
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$847.53
|
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$84.26
|
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
|
pay 54.7% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$964.87
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$636.56
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,569.42
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,614.28
|
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
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