Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 17.1% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 12.4% more for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
|
pay 61.6% more for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
|
pay 51.7% less for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
GIP26,603.01
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
|
pay 1.9% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
GIP41.16
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.46
|
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.17
|
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
GIP67.56
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
|
pay 87.3% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
GIP714.91
|
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
GIP9,238.87
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
|
pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
GIP8.41
|
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
|
pay 62.0% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
GIP97.44
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
GIP32.48
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
GIP100.36
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
GIP74.24
|
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
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