Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.3 times more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 2.4% more for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
$2.53
€2.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
pay 32.8% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
$5.92
€5.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
$2.69
€2.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
$3.74
€3.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
$7.44
€6.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$59.37
€55.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
$27,693.49
€25,868.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
$13.63
€12.73
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Monrovia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
$34.19
€31.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
$1,094.67
€1,022.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
$816.29
€762.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
$125.07
€116.83
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
$529.47
€494.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
$9,499.24
€8,873.30
|
|
pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
$3.30
€3.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
$2.17
€2.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
$5.61
€5.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
$41.71
€38.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
$67.45
€63.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
$35.01
€32.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
$76.87
€71.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
$94.21
€88.00
|
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