Copenhagen vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Copenhagen	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2387	$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5438	$1242
🏠 One person rent	$1384	$213
🏘️ Family rent	$2466	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3915	$356
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	21
😀 Quality of life	96	29
🏙️ Population	644K	1.02M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 376% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 872nd and 8495th ($2387 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and Liberia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 9th and 8457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Monrovia

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	Copenhagen	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.7	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$1.76
☕ Cappuccino	$6.2	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1122	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2867	$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2046	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.14%	10.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8131	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5911	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.8	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.1	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.02	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$5.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.2	$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$539	$81.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8976	$2816

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1887
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1276
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1566
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1766
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1480
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1652
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1439
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1375
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1638
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1181
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1318
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1972
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1569
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1880
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1392
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1282
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1541
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1584
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1403
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1380
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1438
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1657
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1398
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1426
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1506
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1159
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1599
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1338
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1380
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1519
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1329

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