Brookhaven vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$118
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	21
😀 Quality of life	74	27
🏙️ Population	486K	1.02M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 452% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 225th and 8410th ($2959 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th 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 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Brookhaven ranked 905th best city to live in the United States vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 2533rd and 8877th 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	$25.1	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$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	$2329	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$3157

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2829
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2376
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2750
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2164
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3768
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2287
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3066
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2742
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2602
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2710
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2613
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2529
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2230
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2584
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2704
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3458
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3715
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2922
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2339
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2619
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2430
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2697
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2699
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2952
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2680
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2329
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2645
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2220
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2485
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2655
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2846
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2633
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3050
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3364
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3513
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2756
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2381
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2735

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