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Santiago vs. Monrovia Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 26.6% more expensive than Monrovia.

Restaurants: pay 0.6% less in Santiago
Groceries: pay 53.4% less in Santiago
Transportation: pay 14.1% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 6.9 times more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% less in Santiago
Clothing: pay 16.9% more in Santiago

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

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Santiago vs. Monrovia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.6% less for restaurants

	Monrovia	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	$10.23 CLF0.2600	+36.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	$8.70 CLF0.2200	-20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$1.71 CLF0.0400	-14.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$1.25 CLF0.0300	-37.6%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 53.4% less for groceries

	Monrovia	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD305.86	$1.81 CLF0.0500	+1.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 LRD658.77	$5.64 CLF0.1400	+46.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	$4.81 CLF0.1200	-40.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD614.70	$4.18 CLF0.1000	+16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD917.79	$3.11 CLF0.0800	-42.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD126.76	$0.90 CLF0.0200	+21.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD654.55	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-81.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD796.84	$0.74 CLF0.0200	-84.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD853.76	$0.78 CLF0.0200	-84.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 LRD170.75	$0.49 CLF0.0100	-50.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD825.30	$0.68 CLF0.0200	-86.0%
Average			-53.4%

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pay 14.1% more for transportation

	Monrovia	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD801.39	$5.77 CLF0.1400	+22.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	$40.93 CLF1.0200	+104.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 LRD3M	$17,743.12 CLF443.5100	-11.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	$7.37 CLF0.1800	-56.4%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Monrovia	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	$19.07 CLF0.4800	-89.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	$552.81 CLF13.8200	+121.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	$376.90 CLF9.4200	+296.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	$113.86 CLF2.8500	-1.4%
Average			+112.6%

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pay 6.9 times more for childcare

	Monrovia	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	$432.52 CLF10.8100	+332.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,000.00 LRD171K	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500	+996.0%
Average			+588.5%

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pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Monrovia	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LRD683.00	$4.09 CLF0.1000	+2.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 LRD512.25	$3.25 CLF0.0800	+8.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD853.76	$5.22 CLF0.1300	+4.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	$33.92 CLF0.8500	-45.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 LRD853.76	$7.52 CLF0.1900	+50.4%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 16.9% more for clothing

	Monrovia	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	$50.25 CLF1.2600	+101.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	$28.71 CLF0.7200	-11.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	$66.29 CLF1.6600	+20.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	$80.84 CLF2.0200	-12.6%
Average			+16.9%

Monrovia vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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