Brisbane vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$395
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	21
😀 Quality of life	97	42
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.02M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 372% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 781st and 8461st ($2491 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and Liberia, respectively. Check Australia vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 15th and 6736th 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	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$2993

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520