Bangalore vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangalore	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1260	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$221	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$118
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	76	21
😀 Quality of life	65	27
🏙️ Population	12.3M	1.02M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 2% less expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 8500th and 8410th ($524 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in India and Liberia, respectively. Check India vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 5281st and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Monrovia

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	Bangalore	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2084	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.26	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.48	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.2	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$3157

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$355
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$341
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$327
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$295
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$235
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$291
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$286
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$347
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$327
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$368
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$326
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$340
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$295
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$300
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$286
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$317
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$321
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$266
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$437
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$400
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$383
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$535
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$283
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$356
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$345
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$347
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$351
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$382
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$355
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$300
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353

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