Columbus vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Columbus	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2202	$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5415	$1242
🏠 One person rent	$1315	$213
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$356
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	21
😀 Quality of life	87	29
🏙️ Population	906K	1.02M

The cost of living in Columbus is 339% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 1282nd and 8495th ($2202 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 47th best city to live in the United States vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 202nd and 8457th 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	$18.1	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$1.76
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1415	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2997	$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	10.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3125	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3122	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.9	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$5.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.7	$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$81.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10456	$2816

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2030
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2125
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2046
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2124
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1805
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2032
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1985
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1935
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2010
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1905
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1787
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1900
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1642
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1747
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1761
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1823
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1787
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1798
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1844
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1791
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1721
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2055
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1919
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1803
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1587
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1857
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1486
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1886
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1768
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1844
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1819
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1491
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1861

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