Brookhaven vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brookhaven	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2669	$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5269	$1242
🏠 One person rent	$1699	$213
🏘️ Family rent	$1875	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4377	$356
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	65	21
😀 Quality of life	71	29
🏙️ Population	486K	1.02M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 432% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 430th and 8495th ($2669 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 385th and 1st in the United States and Liberia, respectively. Check the United States vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Brookhaven ranked 717th best city to live in the United States vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 2288th and 8457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Monrovia

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	Brookhaven	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.56	$1.76
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2305	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5050	$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.2	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	10.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6664	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5140	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.37	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.3	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$5.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.06	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.48	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.3	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2477	$81.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15129	$2816

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2497
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2303
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2321
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2496
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2151
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$2360
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2190
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$2474
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2504
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2466
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2466
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2434
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2522
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2365
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2542
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2485
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3479
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3620
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2790
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2339
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2482
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2377
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2538
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2818
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2465
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2308
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2480
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2303
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2429
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2627
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2670
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2551
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$2924
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3165
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3455
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2612
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2320
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2608

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$470
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$689
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$689
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$468
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$977
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$972
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$751
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$971
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$989
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1024
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$975
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$897
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$968
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$888
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$923
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$976
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$472
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$916
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$892
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1114
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$778
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$479
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$874
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$799
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$471
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1049
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$471
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$470
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$471
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$556
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$459
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$486