Brisbane vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$518
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$1257
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$123
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	24
😀 Quality of life	97	28
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.02M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 349% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 1241st and 8583rd ($2323 vs $518) 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 3rd and 8835th 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	$15.8	$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$4006

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

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