Amsterdam vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$118
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	21
😀 Quality of life	96	27
🏙️ Population	921K	1.02M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 482% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 143rd and 8410th ($3118 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Liberia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 31st and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Monrovia

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	Amsterdam	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$3157

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

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