Athens vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$1242
🏠 One person rent	$633	$213
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$356
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	21
😀 Quality of life	78	29
🏙️ Population	664K	1.02M

The cost of living in Athens is 157% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 4210th and 8495th ($1287 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.7 months in Monrovia. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 560th and 8457th 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	$14.1	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$1.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	10.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$5.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$81.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$2816

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1475
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1134
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1047
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1086
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1129
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1038
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$887
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1974
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1090
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1037
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1058
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$943
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1186
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1067
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1738
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$945
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1047
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1169
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1015
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$825
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$647
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1009
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1144

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$470
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$689
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$689
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$468
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$977
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$972
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$751
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$971
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$989
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1024
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$975
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$897
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$968
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$888
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$923
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$976
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$472
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$916
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$892
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1114
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$778
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$479
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$874
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$799
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$471
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1049
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$471
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$470
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$471
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$556
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$459
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$486