Brasilia vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brasilia	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2464	$1290
🏠 One person rent	$415	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$714	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$101
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	28	24
😀 Quality of life	62	27
🏙️ Population	3M	1.02M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 73% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 6162nd and 8497th ($928 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Brazil and Liberia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Brasilia ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 5658th and 8899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Monrovia

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	Brasilia	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.88	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.86	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	12.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$6.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$6.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.66	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.46	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$3.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$98.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17134	$3619

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$503
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1257
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1257
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$502
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1323
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$993
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1016
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1058
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1001
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$990
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1092
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1124
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1097
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1063
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1066
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1198
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$852
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$515
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1075
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$878
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$508
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1127
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$507
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$508
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$605
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$664
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$537