Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 2.2 times more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 18.1% more for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$10.19
SCR140.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$2.26
SCR31.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$2.24
SCR30.95
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$1.88
SCR25.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$8.52
SCR117.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$3.87
SCR53.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
$0.95
SCR13.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
$3.60
SCR49.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
$0.78
SCR10.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
$0.58
SCR7.96
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$5.76
SCR79.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.57
SCR366.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
$45.76
SCR631.04
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Monrovia
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
$137.77
SCR1,900.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$1,117.62
SCR15,413.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$793.40
SCR10,941.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$84.66
SCR1,167.56
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
$7,986.24
SCR110,138.40
|
|
pay 54.1% more for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$4.06
SCR55.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$5.02
SCR69.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
$13.28
SCR183.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$95.18
SCR1,312.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
|
pay 71.4% more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
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