Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 2.1 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Monrovia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB915.41
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB454.15
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB101.94
|
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB55.33
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
Moscow
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB58.31
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB435.21
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB333.91
|
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB160.67
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB201.53
|
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB58.74
|
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB63.27
|
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB73.18
|
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB143.69
|
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB17.53
|
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB18.72
|
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
|
pay 40.2% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB213.54
|
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,755.18
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,027,675.30
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB524.80
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB555.98
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB81,349.66
|
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB49,085.72
|
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,352.59
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB44,672.44
|
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,065,849.15
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
|
pay 60.7% more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB302.77
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB243.00
|
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB232.12
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,037.83
|
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB504.61
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
|
pay 50.2% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,103.75
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,291.98
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB10,881.97
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,529.76
|
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
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