Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 3.9 times more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 38.4% more for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
$26.69
A$40.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
$10.01
A$15.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$289.95
|
$2.70
A$4.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
$515.47
|
$2.13
A$3.26
|
|
pay 0.1% more for groceries
Monrovia
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
$263.79
|
$2.29
A$3.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
$1,933.00
|
$6.42
A$9.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
$1,231.72
|
$6.48
A$9.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
$1,030.93
|
$4.10
A$6.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
$865.37
|
$3.63
A$5.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
$175.36
|
$1.47
A$2.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
$242.05
|
$1.13
A$1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
$350.72
|
$1.60
A$2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
$456.34
|
$2.47
A$3.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$201.97
|
$1.17
A$1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
$351.33
|
$0.96
A$1.47
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
$760.86
|
$5.45
A$8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$100.08
A$153.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
$980,006.49
|
$20,016.00
A$30,633.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
$2,598.33
|
$15.93
A$24.38
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Monrovia
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
$9,640.81
|
$68.64
A$105.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
$131,508.29
|
$1,824.70
A$2,792.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
$30,605.83
|
$1,494.78
A$2,287.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
$40,523.64
|
$183.28
A$280.51
|
|
pay 12.2 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
$25,600.84
|
$1,686.35
A$2,580.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
$237,243.24
|
$14,216.13
A$21,757.15
|
|
pay 98.9% more for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
$483.25
|
$8.01
A$12.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
$708.77
|
$3.74
A$5.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
$1,328.91
|
$23.35
A$35.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
$12,854.42
|
$64.70
A$99.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
$1,908.81
|
$13.34
A$20.42
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
$2,168.16
|
$93.52
A$143.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
$5,138.54
|
$72.72
A$111.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
$9,342.83
|
$134.62
A$206.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
$7,055.42
|
$183.19
A$280.36
|
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