Chennai vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$159	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$395
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	21
😀 Quality of life	66	42
🏙️ Population	6.6M	1.02M

The cost of living in Chennai is 18% less expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 8907th and 8461st ($433 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in India and Liberia, respectively. Check India vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 4094th and 6736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Monrovia

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	Chennai	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$2993

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520