Cost of living comparison
George Town is 4.4 times more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in George Town instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 37.0% more for restaurants
Monrovia
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$3.22
KYD2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 83.4% more for groceries
Monrovia
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
$4.74
KYD3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$5.32
KYD4.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$17.47
KYD14.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$6.81
KYD5.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
$4.57
KYD3.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$3.00
KYD2.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$2.60
KYD2.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$35,995.22
KYD29,967.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
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pay 5.0 times more for housing
Monrovia
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$131.85
KYD109.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.29
|
$2,699.64
KYD2,247.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.57
|
$1,899.75
KYD1,581.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.07
|
$308.06
KYD256.48
|
|
pay 11.3 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
$929.88
KYD774.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.26
|
$19,137.46
KYD15,932.95
|
|
pay 76.1% more for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$5.85
KYD4.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.94
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$66.79
KYD55.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for clothing
Monrovia
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
$83.99
KYD69.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$106.49
KYD88.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
$181.18
KYD150.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$155.98
KYD129.86
|
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