Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 4.3 times more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 75.5% more for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$49.68
£39.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$8.69
£6.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$2.54
£2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$4.40
£3.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$6.78
£5.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$4.61
£3.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
$4.27
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
$1.63
£1.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$1.61
£1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$6.86
£5.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.59
£51.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$28,940.94
£23,108.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
$35.31
£28.19
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Monrovia
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$59.54
£47.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.29
|
$1,792.17
£1,430.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.57
|
$1,632.47
£1,303.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.07
|
$145.06
£115.82
|
|
pay 15.0 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
$1,971.83
£1,574.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.26
|
$18,449.33
£14,731.18
|
|
pay 73.9% more for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$7.14
£5.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$4.35
£3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.94
|
$12.82
£10.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$76.60
£61.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$16.15
£12.89
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
$95.82
£76.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$51.82
£41.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
$102.17
£81.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$116.23
£92.80
|
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