Basseterre vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$650	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$388
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	13	21
😀 Quality of life	36	27
🏙️ Population	13.2K	1.02M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 162% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 3960th and 8452nd ($1373 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Liberia, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 7395th and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Monrovia

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	Basseterre	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$2771

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1377
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1039
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1037
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1499
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2289
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1015
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1566
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1704
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1364
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1684
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1166
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1561
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1373
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1532
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1798
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2034
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1744
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1815
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1378
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1557
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1669
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1799
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1748

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507