Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 95.2% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Monrovia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
$10.00
LRD1,917.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
$10.00
LRD1,917.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
$1.70
LRD326.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
$2.50
LRD479.41
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Monrovia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
$1.56
LRD299.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
$5.91
LRD1,132.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
$5.71
LRD1,095.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
$3.93
LRD754.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
$4.09
LRD784.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
$0.95
LRD182.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
$3.33
LRD638.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
$4.27
LRD819.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
$4.18
LRD801.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
$1.03
LRD197.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$4.00
LRD767.06
|
|
pay 30.8% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Monrovia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
$4.22
LRD808.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
$5,069.87
LRD972,228.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
$12.69
LRD2,433.88
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Monrovia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
$93.25
LRD17,882.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
$666.67
LRD127,843.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
$90.00
LRD17,258.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
$208.46
LRD39,974.95
|
|
pay 92.6% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
$74.33
LRD14,254.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
$1,500.00
LRD287,648.77
|
|
pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Monrovia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
$2.50
LRD479.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
$3.12
LRD599.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
$5.00
LRD958.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
$76.25
LRD14,622.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
$9.75
LRD1,869.67
|
|
pay 37.2% less for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Monrovia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
$18.41
LRD3,530.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
$33.75
LRD6,472.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
$56.25
LRD10,786.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥801.88
|
$68.75
LRD13,183.90
|
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