Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 55.6% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Praia, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Praia
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE451.18
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE526.38
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE143.52
|
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE97.01
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Praia
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE125.47
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE552.86
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE368.15
|
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE243.30
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE175.09
|
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE136.43
|
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE100.05
|
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE100.05
|
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.57
|
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.77
|
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
|
pay 35.9% less for transportation
Praia
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE583.50
|
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,105.51
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,707,081.81
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,303.41
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Praia
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,982.32
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE25,065.57
|
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,151.66
|
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,364.92
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
|
pay 19.9% more for childcare
Praia
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,739.99
|
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE108,283.27
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
|
pay 75.1% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE230.89
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE151.05
|
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE451.18
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,840.76
|
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE601.57
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
Praia
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE3,007.87
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE8,020.98
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE12,031.47
|
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
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