Cost of living comparison

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Monrovia vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 47.6% cheaper than Prague.

Restaurants
pay 9.9% less in Monrovia
Groceries
pay 2.0 times more in Monrovia
Transportation
pay 25.6% less in Monrovia
Housing
pay 78.0% less in Monrovia
Childcare
pay 92.9% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 26.0% less in Monrovia
Clothing
pay 49.4% less in Monrovia

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Monrovia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Monrovia.

Monrovia vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

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

pay 9.9% less for restaurants

 
Prague
Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.87
CZK236.13
$7.50
LRD1,277.81
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.09
CZK219.09
$11.00
LRD1,874.13
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.99
CZK43.29
$2.00
LRD340.75

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

 
Prague
Monrovia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.64
CZK35.71
$1.79
LRD305.19
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.97
CZK129.75
$3.86
LRD657.32
Milk (1 gallon) $4.03
CZK87.51
$8.01
LRD1,364.95

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pay 25.6% less for transportation

 
Prague
Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.27
CZK158.00
$4.69
LRD799.63
Monthly public transit pass $21.49
CZK466.70
$20.00
LRD3,407.51
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,083.07
CZK675K
$20,000.00
LRD3M

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pay 78.0% less for housing

 
Prague
Monrovia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$21.83
CZK474.20
$180.00
LRD30,667.56
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,115.98
CZK24,238.43
$250.00
LRD42,593.83
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $960.67
CZK20,865.30
$95.00
LRD16,185.66

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pay 92.9% less for childcare

 
Prague
Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,078.55
CZK23,425.59
$100.00
LRD17,037.53
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,476.09
CZK401K
$1,000.00
LRD170K

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pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Prague
Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.16
CZK68.72
$4.00
LRD681.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.65
CZK79.34
$3.00
LRD511.13
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.79
CZK169.30
$5.00
LRD851.88

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pay 49.4% less for clothing

 
Prague
Monrovia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$92.51
CZK2,009.27
$25.00
LRD4,259.38
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.60
CZK1,033.96
$32.50
LRD5,537.20
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$112.07
CZK2,434.15
$55.00
LRD9,370.64

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