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Monrovia vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 32.9% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 17.2% more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 34.7% less in Monrovia
Housing: pay 0.1% more in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 35.7% more in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.3% more in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 7.5% less in Monrovia

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and housing in Monrovia are more expensive than in St. George's. Expenses including transportation and clothing are lower in Monrovia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Monrovia.

Monrovia vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monrovia instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 17.2% more for restaurants

	St. George's	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$7.50 LRD1,326.75	+1.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$11.00 LRD1,945.90	+32.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.00 LRD353.80	+8.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 EC$4.25	$2.00 LRD353.80	+27.2%
Average			+17.2%

St. George's vs. Monrovia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	St. George's	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$1.79 LRD316.87	+6.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$5.91 LRD1,044.66	+18.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$8.01 LRD1,417.23	-45.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 EC$11.00	$3.60 LRD636.84	-11.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$5.38 LRD950.84	+106.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$0.74 LRD131.33	-38.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$3.83 LRD678.12	+356.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$4.67 LRD825.53	+491.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$5.00 LRD884.50	+271.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$1.03 LRD182.19	+45.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$4.83 LRD855.02	+584.9%
Average			+162.3%

St. George's vs. Monrovia - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.7% less for transportation

	St. George's	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 EC$13.85	$4.69 LRD830.25	-8.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$20.00 LRD3,538.00	-45.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$12,534.94 LRD2,217,430.36	-49.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.69 LRD2,245.20
Average			-34.7%

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pay 0.1% more for housing

	St. George's	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$93.25 LRD16,495.91	+99.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$666.67 LRD117,933.34	+15.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$95.00 LRD16,805.50	-67.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$85.26 LRD15,083.29	-46.5%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 35.7% more for childcare

	St. George's	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$129.33 LRD22,879.05	+133.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$894.00 LRD158,148.34	-61.6%
Average			+35.7%

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pay 57.3% more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$3.00 LRD530.70	+47.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$3.33 LRD589.67	-24.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$5.00 LRD884.50	+170.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$76.25 LRD13,488.63	+106.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$9.75 LRD1,724.73	-12.2%
Average			+57.3%

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pay 7.5% less for clothing

	St. George's	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$18.41 LRD3,257.16	-28.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$33.75 LRD5,970.38	-24.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$56.25 LRD9,950.63	+32.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$68.75 LRD12,161.88	-9.4%
Average			-7.5%

St. George's vs. Monrovia - Cost of clothing

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