Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 2.8 times more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 30.3% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$9.56
GYD1,999.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$8.60
GYD1,799.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD329.63
|
$1.20
GYD249.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$0.67
GYD140.00
|
|
pay 16.2% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.80
|
$1.69
GYD352.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,145.06
|
$4.95
GYD1,035.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,107.43
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD762.99
|
$2.71
GYD567.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD792.99
|
$2.62
GYD548.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.90
|
$1.79
GYD375.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD645.41
|
$1.02
GYD213.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD828.24
|
$1.06
GYD222.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD810.58
|
$1.14
GYD238.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.70
|
$0.61
GYD128.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD775.60
|
$0.88
GYD185.01
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD817.32
|
$3.98
GYD833.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.68
GYD5,999.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD983,048.28
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,299,923.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,460.97
|
$29.16
GYD6,099.86
|
|
pay 26.4% more for housing
Monrovia
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,081.16
|
$65.13
GYD13,624.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD129,266.65
|
$805.17
GYD168,428.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,451.00
|
$258.44
GYD54,061.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,419.82
|
$57.98
GYD12,129.20
|
|
pay 12.9 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,412.73
|
$917.10
GYD191,840.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,849.96
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,003.96
|
|
pay 23.0% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$2.27
GYD474.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD605.94
|
$4.37
GYD914.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD969.50
|
$2.20
GYD459.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,784.87
|
$35.51
GYD7,428.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,890.48
|
$6.21
GYD1,299.97
|
|
pay 28.5% more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,570.17
|
$31.76
GYD6,642.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,544.12
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,906.87
|
$62.15
GYD12,999.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,330.62
|
$62.94
GYD13,166.36
|
|
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