Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 22.2% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 8.3% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.77
|
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.19
|
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
|
pay 36.2% more for groceries
Vienna
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.10
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.59
|
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.27
|
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
|
pay 52.4% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€6.98
|
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€46.22
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,702.06
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.34
|
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
|
pay 10.5% less for housing
Vienna
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.45
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€857.62
|
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€668.08
|
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€180.05
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
Vienna
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€257.22
|
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€12,083.97
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
|
pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.73
|
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.59
|
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.30
|
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
|
pay 57.3% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€88.08
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.49
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€84.40
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€108.69
|
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
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