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Male vs. Monrovia Cost of Living Summary

Male is 52.2% more expensive than Monrovia.

Restaurants: pay 29.8% less in Male
Groceries: pay 38.5% less in Male
Transportation: pay 20.1% more in Male
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Male
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Male
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.2% more in Male
Clothing: pay 21.4% more in Male

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Male are more expensive than in Monrovia. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Male. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Male.

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Male vs. Monrovia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Male instead of Monrovia, you would:

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pay 29.8% less for restaurants

	Monrovia	Male
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,273.38	$6.00 MVR92.74	-20.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,867.63	$9.73 MVR150.39	-11.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD339.57	$1.63 MVR25.12	-18.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD339.57	$0.30 MVR4.59	-85.1%
Average			-29.8%

Monrovia vs. Male - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.5% less for groceries

	Monrovia	Male
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD304.13	$1.65 MVR25.57	-7.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 LRD655.04	$5.34 MVR82.43	+38.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,360.22	$7.69 MVR118.80	-4.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD611.22	$1.92 MVR29.70	-46.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD912.59	$2.77 MVR42.73	-48.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD126.05	$1.80 MVR27.83	+142.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD650.84	$1.39 MVR21.40	-63.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD792.33	$1.85 MVR28.65	-60.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD848.92	$1.22 MVR18.84	-75.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 LRD169.78	$0.93 MVR14.40	-6.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD820.63	$0.86 MVR13.30	-82.2%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 20.1% more for transportation

	Monrovia	Male
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD796.86	$3.81 MVR58.81	-18.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,395.69	$30.82 MVR476.23	+54.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 LRD3M	$32,446.46 MVR501K	+62.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.91 LRD2,871.55	$17.52 MVR270.70	+3.6%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Monrovia	Male
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$180.00 LRD30,561.22	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	-59.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LRD42,446.14	$951.14 MVR14,695.19	+280.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,129.53	$699.92 MVR10,813.71	+636.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.47 LRD19,605.12	$90.98 MVR1,405.60	-21.2%
Average			+249.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Monrovia	Male
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 LRD16,978.46	$184.98 MVR2,857.90	+85.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,000.00 LRD170K	$3,004.83 MVR46,424.59	+200.5%
Average			+135.8%

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pay 46.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Monrovia	Male
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LRD679.14	$4.87 MVR75.19	+21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 LRD509.35	$3.55 MVR54.84	+18.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD848.92	$14.93 MVR230.60	+198.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LRD10,611.53	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	+13.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 LRD848.92	$9.73 MVR150.39	+94.7%
Average			+46.2%

Monrovia vs. Male - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 21.4% more for clothing

	Monrovia	Male
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 LRD4,244.61	$39.51 MVR610.48	+58.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50 LRD5,518.00	$49.64 MVR766.88	+52.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 LRD9,338.15	$87.13 MVR1,346.11	+58.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 LRD15,705.07	$52.52 MVR811.39	-43.2%
Average			+21.4%

Monrovia vs. Male - Cost of clothing

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