Georgetown vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Georgetown	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1151	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3139	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$493	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$492	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.1	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1107	$118
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	24	21
😀 Quality of life	58	27
🏙️ Population	235K	1.02M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 115% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 4824th and 8410th ($1151 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Guyana and Liberia, respectively. Check Guyana vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Georgetown compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 6094th and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Georgetown	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.87	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.5	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.62	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1231	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.6	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.57%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3437	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1313	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.18	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.74	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.19	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1015	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23245	$3157

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1201
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$784
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$764
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$692
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1007
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1213
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1111
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1934
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1931
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1075
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1076
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$697
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$736
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1463
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$688
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$638
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$988
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$988
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$908
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$760
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$803
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1169
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$502
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1281
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1283
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$503
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1347
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$999
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1021
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1067
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$999
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1083
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1123
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1099
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1057
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1057
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1224
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$872
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$514
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1066
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$895
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$506
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1044
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$506
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$506
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$598
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$631
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$541