Athens vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$675	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$395
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	21
😀 Quality of life	78	42
🏙️ Population	643K	1.02M

The cost of living in Athens is 159% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 4177th and 8461st ($1366 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 658th and 6736th 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	$15.3	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$2993

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1528
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1054
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1148
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1005
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1060
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$896
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1956
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1133
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1080
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1123
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$956
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1198
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1019
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1062
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1769
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$899
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$989
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1257
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1120
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$892
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1036
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1094
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$743
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1050
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1186

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