Budapest vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Budapest	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1377	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3353	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$707	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$1218	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1503	$118
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	92	21
😀 Quality of life	82	27
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.02M

The cost of living in Budapest is 157% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 4312th and 8410th ($1377 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Liberia, respectively. Check Hungary vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 636th and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Monrovia

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	Budapest	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.58	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3394	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.03	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$447	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13171	$3157

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$936
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1010
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1070
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$943
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1148
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$971
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$946
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$806
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$973
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1037
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$861
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$949
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1176
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1346
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$982
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$890
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1126
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1311
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$913
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$965
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$985
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1497
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$832
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$934
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1257
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1162

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