Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 75.6% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 67.2% more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS7,693.17
|
$10.00
LRD1,936.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,430.47
|
$10.00
LRD1,936.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,207.93
|
$1.70
LRD329.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS880.61
|
$2.50
LRD484.23
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,830.88
|
$1.56
LRD302.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,199.27
|
$5.91
LRD1,143.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS3,690.42
|
$5.71
LRD1,106.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS1,884.06
|
$3.93
LRD762.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS1,867.13
|
$4.09
LRD792.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS747.65
|
$0.95
LRD184.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS729.70
|
$3.33
LRD644.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS516.39
|
$4.27
LRD827.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS681.33
|
$4.18
LRD809.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS352.67
|
$1.03
LRD199.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS362.26
|
$4.00
LRD774.78
|
|
pay 4.4% more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,124.19
|
$4.22
LRD816.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS8,145.71
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS18,101,567.14
|
$5,069.87
LRD982,002.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS6,932.90
|
$12.69
LRD2,458.35
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS18,260.93
|
$93.25
LRD18,061.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS445,072.28
|
$666.67
LRD129,129.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS322,434.16
|
$90.00
LRD17,432.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS31,834.92
|
$208.46
LRD40,376.81
|
|
pay 68.8% less for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS199,004.10
|
$74.33
LRD14,397.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS4,729,205.80
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,540.47
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,357.62
|
$2.50
LRD484.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,062.70
|
$3.12
LRD605.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,810.16
|
$5.00
LRD968.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS19,417.48
|
$76.25
LRD14,769.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS3,863.58
|
$9.75
LRD1,888.47
|
|
pay 52.9% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS73,859.82
|
$18.41
LRD3,566.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS59,545.83
|
$33.75
LRD6,537.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS105,175.07
|
$56.25
LRD10,895.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS94,228.94
|
$68.75
LRD13,316.44
|
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