Brookhaven vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brookhaven	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2839	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5458	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$1870	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$681	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$395
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	65	21
😀 Quality of life	70	42
🏙️ Population	486K	1.02M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 438% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 278th and 8461st ($2839 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 234th 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 880th best city to live in the United States vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 2604th and 6736th 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	$18	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2316	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1539	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6133	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2678	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.4	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.4	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.41	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.1	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.8	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2489	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22510	$2993

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2676
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2459
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2342
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2639
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2117
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3659
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2219
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$2982
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2566
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2615
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2517
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2191
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2529
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2600
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3425
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3604
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2841
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2342
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2572
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2385
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2629
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2623
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2865
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2578
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2337
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2577
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2314
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2421
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2702
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2751
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2577
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$2954
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3159
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3498
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2722
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2341
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2715

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