Columbus vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$118
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	21
😀 Quality of life	90	27
🏙️ Population	906K	1.02M

The cost of living in Columbus is 307% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 1512th and 8410th ($2181 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 0.2 months in Monrovia. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 217th and 8877th 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	$19.3	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$3157

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

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