Austin vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$395
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	21
😀 Quality of life	91	42
🏙️ Population	962K	1.02M

The cost of living in Austin is 368% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 812th and 8461st ($2473 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 1st in the United States and Liberia, respectively. Check the United States vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Austin compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 116th and 6736th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$2993

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

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