Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 3.5 times more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 24.9% more for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$21.99
€20.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$1.86
€1.73
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$5.13
€4.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$5.26
€4.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$3.75
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
$4.73
€4.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$1.62
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$7.90
€7.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$131.93
€122.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
$34,778.34
€32,296.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
$17.59
€16.34
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Monrovia
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$62.54
€58.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
$2,136.79
€1,984.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
$1,834.34
€1,703.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
$192.55
€178.82
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
$1,355.42
€1,258.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
$10,275.73
€9,542.56
|
|
pay 66.6% more for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$6.60
€6.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$4.11
€3.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
$17.04
€15.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$50.27
€46.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
$90.63
€84.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$39.17
€36.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
$97.66
€90.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$106.59
€98.98
|
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