Cost of living comparison
Bern is 6.9 times more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Bern instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$25.97
CHF23.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$16.57
CHF15.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$4.47
CHF4.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
|
pay 28.9% more for groceries
Monrovia
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$3.27
CHF2.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
$11.92
CHF10.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$7.39
CHF6.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$6.04
CHF5.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
$13.47
CHF12.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
$1.02
CHF0.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$7.69
CHF6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$87.29
CHF79.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
$36,243.17
CHF32,945.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
$51.82
CHF47.11
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Monrovia
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
$52.19
CHF47.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,444.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$1,151.02
CHF1,046.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$254.38
CHF231.24
|
|
pay 30.7 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
$2,928.18
CHF2,661.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
$33,149.24
CHF30,133.06
|
|
pay 96.2% more for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$7.18
CHF6.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$5.06
CHF4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
$10.22
CHF9.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$76.47
CHF69.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$22.10
CHF20.09
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
$146.65
CHF133.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
$61.69
CHF56.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
$159.53
CHF145.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
$183.11
CHF166.45
|
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