Austin vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$118
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	21
😀 Quality of life	92	27
🏙️ Population	962K	1.02M

The cost of living in Austin is 351% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 1002nd and 8410th ($2416 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th 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 months in Austin compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 151st and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$3157

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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