Bridgetown vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bridgetown	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1328	$518
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3065	$1257
🏠 One person rent	$596	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.8	$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1594	$123
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	15	24
😀 Quality of life	59	28
🏙️ Population	98.5K	1.02M

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 156% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 4474th and 8583rd ($1328 vs $518) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Barbados and Liberia, respectively. Check Barbados vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bridgetown compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 6035th and 8835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bridgetown vs Monrovia

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	Bridgetown	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1383	$388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$559	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.5	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.81%	12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3490	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3480	$808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.81	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$6.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.99	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.08	$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.36	$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5479	$4006

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Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1453
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1005
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$995
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1178
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1083
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1138
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1083
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1010
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1223
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$1039
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1718
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$707
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1143
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1114
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$645
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$613
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$772
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$830
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1330
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$680
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1327
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$773
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$793
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$873
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$685
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$650
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$752

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1219
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1231
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$998
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$993
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1272
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$984
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1005
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1050
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$993
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$983
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1067
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1100
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1076
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$494
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1044
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1043
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1185
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$561
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$831
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$501
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1049
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$857
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$493
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1119
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$494
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$495
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$495
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$611
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$714
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$545