Baltimore vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$118
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	21
😀 Quality of life	92	27
🏙️ Population	586K	1.02M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 334% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 1219th and 8410th ($2323 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 128th and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Monrovia

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	Baltimore	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$3157

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

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