Copenhagen vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$395
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	21
😀 Quality of life	97	42
🏙️ Population	644K	1.02M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 370% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 795th and 8461st ($2483 vs $528) 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 1.7 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 6736th 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	$20.2	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$2993

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

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