Cape Town vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$681	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$118
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	21
😀 Quality of life	55	27
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.02M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 130% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 4637th and 8410th ($1231 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Liberia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 6312th and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Monrovia

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	Cape Town	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$3157

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

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