Berlin vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$388
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	21
😀 Quality of life	95	27
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.02M

The cost of living in Berlin is 287% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 1762nd and 8452nd ($2027 vs $523) 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 21st and 8399th 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	$14.6	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$2771

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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