Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 38.7% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Poland, you would:
pay 32.4% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.24
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN28.80
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.73
|
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.44
|
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.57
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.53
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.05
|
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.18
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.70
|
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.73
|
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.93
|
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.39
|
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.37
|
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN1.98
|
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
|
pay 18.9% less for transportation
Poland
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN24.76
|
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN115.39
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN118,767.32
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.12
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Poland
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN57.56
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,316.31
|
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,881.58
|
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN743.30
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
|
pay 75.6% less for childcare
Poland
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,182.12
|
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,258.92
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
|
pay 35.7% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.45
|
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN11.78
|
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.14
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN124.00
|
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.01
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
|
pay 35.2% less for clothing
Poland
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN299.15
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN144.98
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN319.19
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN360.13
|
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
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