Bucharest vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$474	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	21
😀 Quality of life	79	27
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.02M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 89% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 5565th and 8452nd ($988 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Liberia, respectively. Check Romania vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 645th and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Monrovia

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	Bucharest	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$2771

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507