Athens vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Athens	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1436	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3478	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$710	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$1232	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.7	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1185	$118
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	21
😀 Quality of life	82	27
🏙️ Population	643K	1.02M

The cost of living in Athens is 168% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 4155th and 8410th ($1436 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Greece and Liberia, respectively. Check Greece vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 611th and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Monrovia

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	Athens	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.9	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1214	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$950	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3810	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$553	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11493	$3157

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1636
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1041
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1127
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1055
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1224
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1026
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1143
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$930
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2056
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1101
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1111
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1162
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$976
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1254
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1149
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1112
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1835
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1092
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1067
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1245
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1174
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1046
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1040
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1045
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$770
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$973
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1303

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