Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 21.5% cheaper than Monrovia.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 70.8% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$4.19
₹349.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$4.19
₹349.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$0.43
₹36.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$0.19
₹16.06
|
|
pay 69.4% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$0.53
₹43.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
$2.40
₹199.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$2.87
₹238.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$1.12
₹93.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
$1.62
₹134.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
$0.91
₹75.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
$0.38
₹31.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
$0.47
₹39.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
$0.25
₹20.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
$0.16
₹13.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
$0.20
₹16.80
|
|
pay 36.7% more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$4.49
₹374.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.98
₹998.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
$14,378.06
₹1,197,700.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
$2.52
₹209.60
|
|
pay 41.2% less for housing
Monrovia
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
$8.22
₹684.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$257.61
₹21,458.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$147.09
₹12,253.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$50.99
₹4,247.82
|
|
pay 28.3% more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
$92.34
₹7,691.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
$1,986.57
₹165,482.24
|
|
pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$1.80
₹149.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$2.08
₹172.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
$4.19
₹349.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$23.02
₹1,917.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$4.79
₹399.23
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
$31.38
₹2,614.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
$36.88
₹3,071.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
$49.59
₹4,131.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
$36.96
₹3,079.17
|
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