Berlin vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$118
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	21
😀 Quality of life	96	27
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.02M

The cost of living in Berlin is 315% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 1418th and 8410th ($2222 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Liberia, respectively. Check Germany vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 35th and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Monrovia

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	Berlin	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$3157

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

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