Calgary vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$388
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	21
😀 Quality of life	90	27
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.02M

The cost of living in Calgary is 297% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 1646th and 8452nd ($2077 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and Liberia, respectively. Check Canada vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 153rd and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Monrovia

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	Calgary	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$2771

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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