Cost of living comparison

Liberia

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Jamaica

Kingston vs. Monrovia Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 81.3% more expensive than Monrovia.

Restaurants: pay 0.6% more in Kingston
Groceries: pay 8.3% less in Kingston
Transportation: pay 63.3% more in Kingston
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.8% more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 9.4% more in Kingston

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in Kingston are more expensive than in Monrovia. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Kingston.

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Kingston vs. Monrovia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.6% more for restaurants

	Monrovia	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	$13.53 JMD2,154.48	+80.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	$8.18 JMD1,302.71	-25.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$1.17 JMD186.64	-41.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$0.72 JMD114.13	-64.2%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 8.3% less for groceries

	Monrovia	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD305.86	$3.75 JMD597.75	+109.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 LRD658.77	$5.70 JMD907.58	+47.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	$15.66 JMD2,493.06	+95.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD614.70	$3.54 JMD563.17	-1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD917.79	$2.86 JMD454.54	-46.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD126.76	$2.74 JMD436.40	+269.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD654.55	$1.76 JMD280.67	-54.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD796.84	$3.33 JMD530.74	-28.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD853.76	$1.38 JMD219.34	-72.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 LRD170.75	$1.47 JMD234.10	+47.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD825.30	$1.20 JMD191.12	-75.2%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 63.3% more for transportation

	Monrovia	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD801.39	$5.42 JMD862.54	+15.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	$37.77 JMD6,012.49	+88.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 LRD3M	$44,062.55 JMD7M	+120.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	$26.37 JMD4,198.72	+55.9%
Average			+63.3%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Monrovia	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	$52.78 JMD8,402.27	-70.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	$960.80 JMD153K	+284.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	$569.14 JMD90,604.94	+499.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	$128.52 JMD20,460.16	+11.3%
Average			+235.1%

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	Monrovia	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	$361.00 JMD57,469.28	+261.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,000.00 LRD171K	$8,238.45 JMD1M	+723.8%
Average			+445.3%

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pay 34.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Monrovia	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LRD683.00	$2.20 JMD350.73	-44.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 LRD512.25	$5.31 JMD845.51	+77.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD853.76	$9.44 JMD1,503.12	+88.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	$61.69 JMD9,820.41	-1.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 LRD853.76	$13.22 JMD2,104.37	+164.4%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 9.4% more for clothing

	Monrovia	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	$23.60 JMD3,757.81	-5.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	$31.47 JMD5,010.41	-3.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	$77.63 JMD12,359.01	+41.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	$102.81 JMD16,367.34	+11.1%
Average			+9.4%

Monrovia vs. Kingston - Cost of clothing

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