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Monrovia vs. Bridgetown Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 15.8% cheaper than Bridgetown.

Restaurants: pay 16.9% more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 51.7% more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 43.5% less in Monrovia
Housing: pay 7.7% less in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 68.5% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.0% less in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 45.3% less in Monrovia

The cost of groceries and restaurants in Monrovia are more expensive than in Bridgetown. Expenses including childcare, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Monrovia.

Monrovia vs. Bridgetown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monrovia instead of Bridgetown, you would:

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pay 16.9% more for restaurants

	Bridgetown	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 BBD40.00	$7.50 LRD1,326.75	-62.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 BBD18.50	$11.00 LRD1,945.90	+18.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$2.00 LRD353.80	+33.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 BBD2.25	$2.00 LRD353.80	+77.8%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 51.7% more for groceries

	Bridgetown	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.38 BBD6.75	$1.79 LRD316.87	-46.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.91 LRD1,044.66
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.67 BBD29.34	$8.01 LRD1,417.23	-45.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.80 BBD13.60	$3.60 LRD636.84	-47.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 BBD8.16	$5.38 LRD950.84	+31.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.49 BBD4.99	$0.74 LRD131.33	-70.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.33	$3.83 LRD678.12	+130.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27 BBD4.54	$4.67 LRD825.53	+105.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.32	$5.00 LRD884.50	+200.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 BBD3.18	$1.03 LRD182.19	-35.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 BBD2.46	$4.83 LRD855.02	+292.5%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 43.5% less for transportation

	Bridgetown	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.93 BBD15.85	$4.69 LRD830.25	-40.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.00 BBD52.00	$20.00 LRD3,538.00	-23.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BBD75,000.00	$12,534.94 LRD2,217,430.36	-66.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.69 LRD2,245.20
Average			-43.5%

Bridgetown vs. Monrovia - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.7% less for housing

	Bridgetown	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 BBD111.67	$93.25 LRD16,495.91	+67.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$687.94 BBD1,375.87	$666.67 LRD117,933.34	-3.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$587.50 BBD1,175.00	$95.00 LRD16,805.50	-83.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.59 BBD191.18	$85.26 LRD15,083.29	-10.8%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 68.5% less for childcare

	Bridgetown	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.50 BBD525.00	$129.33 LRD22,879.05	-50.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,500.00 BBD13,000.00	$894.00 LRD158,148.34	-86.2%
Average			-68.5%

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pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bridgetown	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 BBD5.00	$3.00 LRD530.70	+20.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.87 BBD9.74	$3.33 LRD589.67	-31.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 BBD16.00	$5.00 LRD884.50	-37.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 BBD152.50	$76.25 LRD13,488.63
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.50 BBD21.00	$9.75 LRD1,724.73	-7.1%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 45.3% less for clothing

	Bridgetown	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.25 BBD122.50	$18.41 LRD3,257.16	-69.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 BBD86.67	$33.75 LRD5,970.38	-22.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.33 BBD216.67	$56.25 LRD9,950.63	-48.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.67 BBD233.33	$68.75 LRD12,161.88	-41.1%
Average			-45.3%

Bridgetown vs. Monrovia - Cost of clothing

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