Columbus vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$395
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	21
😀 Quality of life	88	42
🏙️ Population	906K	1.02M

The cost of living in Columbus is 326% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 1248th and 8461st ($2252 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 1st in the United States and Liberia, respectively. Check the United States vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 242nd and 6736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Monrovia

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	Columbus	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$2993

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

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