Chennai vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$1242
🏠 One person rent	$161	$213
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$356
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	21
😀 Quality of life	68	29
🏙️ Population	10.3M	1.02M

The cost of living in Chennai is 13% less expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 8842nd and 8495th ($434 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 3676th and 8457th 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	$2.09	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.76
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	10.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$5.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$81.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$2816

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$470
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$689
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$689
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$468
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$977
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$972
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$751
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$971
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$989
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1024
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$975
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$897
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$968
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$888
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$923
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$976
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$472
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$916
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$892
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1114
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$778
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$479
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$874
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$799
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$471
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1049
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$471
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$470
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$471
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$556
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$459
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$486