Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 19.9% more expensive than Vilnius.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 1.7% more for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€1.98
|
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Vilnius
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.46
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.95
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.90
|
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.07
|
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
€0.37
|
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
|
pay 23.5% less for transportation
Vilnius
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.72
|
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.41
€29.14
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,702.69
€28,484.42
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.77
€8.14
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
|
pay 94.1% more for housing
Vilnius
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.68
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$831.85
€771.75
|
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$597.45
€554.28
|
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.95
€149.32
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
|
pay 83.8% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.03
€491.73
|
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,088.49
€7,504.10
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
|
pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.13
|
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.26
€4.88
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
€32.68
|
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
|
pay 40.2% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.57
€75.68
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
€32.28
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.58
€89.60
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.72
€103.65
|
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
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