Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 1.5% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 75.2% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.88
₩11,395
|
$8.25
LRD1,491.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.09
₩8,805
|
$11.00
LRD1,988.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
₩2,295
|
$1.88
LRD338.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
₩1,216
|
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
|
pay 12.8% more for groceries
Seoul
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
₩4,477
|
$1.65
LRD298.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
₩9,436
|
$5.91
LRD1,067.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
₩11,656
|
$6.08
LRD1,099.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
₩4,424
|
$3.63
LRD655.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
₩6,851
|
$4.48
LRD809.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
₩4,770
|
$0.74
LRD134.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
₩2,241
|
$2.58
LRD466.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.44
₩3,530
|
$3.95
LRD714.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.68
₩3,883
|
$3.18
LRD574.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
₩2,503
|
$1.03
LRD186.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩2,006
|
$3.88
LRD700.50
|
|
pay 22.5% less for transportation
Seoul
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
₩6,636
|
$4.03
LRD728.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
₩64,228
|
$20.00
LRD3,615.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
$5,069.87
LRD916,498.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
₩11,602
|
$12.69
LRD2,294.37
|
|
pay 67.2% more for housing
Seoul
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.27
₩32,217
|
$93.25
LRD16,857.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$883.18
₩1,277,448
|
$666.67
LRD120,515.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.54
₩709,526
|
$90.00
LRD16,269.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.35
₩192,884
|
$208.46
LRD37,683.51
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.48
₩557,567
|
$74.33
LRD13,437.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,782.92
₩30,060,827
|
$1,500.00
LRD271,160.21
|
|
pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.58
₩5,180
|
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
₩5,210
|
$3.12
LRD564.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
₩4,662
|
$5.00
LRD903.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.73
₩77,715
|
$76.25
LRD13,783.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.74
₩15,539
|
$9.75
LRD1,762.50
|
|
pay 44.2% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.13
₩85,523
|
$18.41
LRD3,328.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.64
₩67,467
|
$33.75
LRD6,101.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.69
₩125,395
|
$56.25
LRD10,168.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.89
₩180,644
|
$68.75
LRD12,428.18
|
|
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