Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 15.8% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 5.8% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.66
GIP13.86
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
GIP7.92
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
GIP1.56
|
$1.70
LRD329.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
GIP1.45
|
$2.50
LRD483.94
|
|
pay 79.5% more for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
GIP1.31
|
$1.56
LRD302.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
GIP3.26
|
$5.91
LRD1,143.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
GIP5.99
|
$5.71
LRD1,105.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
GIP2.98
|
$3.93
LRD761.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
GIP3.05
|
$4.09
LRD791.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
GIP1.62
|
$0.95
LRD184.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.54
GIP1.21
|
$3.33
LRD644.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
GIP1.26
|
$4.27
LRD826.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GIP0.91
|
$4.18
LRD809.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
GIP0.80
|
$1.03
LRD199.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
GIP0.68
|
$4.00
LRD774.30
|
|
pay 53.3% less for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
GIP4.54
|
$4.22
LRD815.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.13
GIP6.38
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,057.47
GIP24,374.09
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,400.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.97
GIP19.60
|
$12.69
LRD2,456.84
|
|
pay 14.5% more for housing
Gibraltar
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.50
GIP41.98
|
$93.25
LRD18,050.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.15
GIP1,291.91
|
$666.67
LRD129,049.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,585.28
GIP1,244.14
|
$90.00
LRD17,421.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.83
GIP68.93
|
$208.46
LRD40,352.06
|
|
pay 90.4% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$805.78
GIP632.38
|
$74.33
LRD14,388.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,134.60
GIP11,877.73
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,362.39
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.10
GIP3.22
|
$2.50
LRD483.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.99
GIP2.35
|
$3.12
LRD604.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
GIP3.56
|
$5.00
LRD967.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.94
GIP55.68
|
$76.25
LRD14,760.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
GIP8.41
|
$9.75
LRD1,887.31
|
|
pay 50.0% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$125.33
GIP98.36
|
$18.41
LRD3,564.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.78
GIP32.79
|
$33.75
LRD6,533.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.87
GIP100.36
|
$56.25
LRD10,888.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.51
GIP89.08
|
$68.75
LRD13,308.28
|
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