Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 2.6 times more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 30.7% more for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$16.33
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
$4.26
€3.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
$4.79
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
$5.77
€5.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
$1.94
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
$7.86
€7.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$72.49
€67.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
$18.01
€16.71
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Monrovia
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
$885.72
€821.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
$336.03
€311.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
|
pay 95.1% more for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
$45.44
€42.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
$18.50
€17.17
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
$103.43
€95.95
|
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