Alexandria vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$395
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	21
😀 Quality of life	48	42
🏙️ Population	4.87M	1.02M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 41% less expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 9207th and 8461st ($310 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Egypt and Liberia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 6328th and 6736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Monrovia

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	Alexandria	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$2993

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$308
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$315
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$306
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$335
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$327
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$424
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$323
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$291
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$282
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$339
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$310
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$334
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$303
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$357
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1713
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1727
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1607
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1775
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1632
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1528
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$306
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1815
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1372
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1751
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1741
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2020
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520