Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Yaren instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Yaren
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Monrovia
|
Yaren
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Yaren
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Monrovia
|
Yaren
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Yaren
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Yaren
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Yaren
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
?? |
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