Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 11.2% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 11.9% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR196.16
|
$10.00
LRD1,996.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR135.48
|
$10.00
LRD1,996.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR30.10
|
$1.70
LRD339.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR29.82
|
$2.50
LRD499.22
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Victoria
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR24.93
|
$1.56
LRD311.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR143.90
|
$5.91
LRD1,179.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR113.24
|
$5.71
LRD1,140.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR51.49
|
$3.93
LRD785.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR40.93
|
$4.09
LRD816.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR12.60
|
$0.95
LRD190.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.24
|
$3.33
LRD664.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR11.90
|
$4.27
LRD852.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR47.82
|
$4.18
LRD834.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.34
|
$1.03
LRD205.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR7.67
|
$4.00
LRD798.75
|
|
pay 60.0% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR76.59
|
$4.22
LRD841.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR353.08
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR351,726.16
|
$5,069.87
LRD1,012,386.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR608.08
|
$12.69
LRD2,534.41
|
|
pay 3.8% less for housing
Victoria
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,830.88
|
$93.25
LRD18,620.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR14,852.43
|
$666.67
LRD133,124.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR10,543.71
|
$90.00
LRD17,971.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,125.09
|
$208.46
LRD41,626.14
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
Victoria
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,206.76
|
$74.33
LRD14,842.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR106,131.60
|
$1,500.00
LRD299,530.27
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR53.94
|
$2.50
LRD499.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR66.77
|
$3.12
LRD624.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR176.54
|
$5.00
LRD998.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,264.86
|
$76.25
LRD15,226.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR73.56
|
$9.75
LRD1,946.90
|
|
pay 19.2% less for clothing
Victoria
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR901.46
|
$18.41
LRD3,676.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR350.30
|
$33.75
LRD6,739.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR965.67
|
$56.25
LRD11,232.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,005.33
|
$68.75
LRD13,728.47
|
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