Brisbane vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$118
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	21
😀 Quality of life	98	27
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.02M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 285% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 1813th and 8410th ($2065 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Liberia, respectively. Check Australia vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 9th and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Monrovia

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	Brisbane	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$3157

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

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