Cost of living comparison
London is 4.4 times more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in London instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 15.3% more for restaurants
Monrovia
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$21.12
£16.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$9.10
£7.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$1.75
£1.40
|
|
pay 26.4% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$4.08
£3.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$5.80
£4.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$3.53
£2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
$3.80
£3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$8.25
£6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$198.74
£158.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
$31,052.51
£24,746.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
$22.83
£18.19
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Monrovia
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$36.24
£28.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
$2,575.57
£2,052.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
$1,776.05
£1,415.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
$286.24
£228.11
|
|
pay 16.0 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
$1,945.82
£1,550.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
$21,135.46
£16,843.70
|
|
pay 77.0% more for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$4.25
£3.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$56.73
£45.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Monrovia
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
$92.70
£73.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$42.71
£34.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
$92.09
£73.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$120.19
£95.78
|
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