Dallas vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$388
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	91	21
😀 Quality of life	90	27
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.02M

The cost of living in Dallas is 372% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 837th and 8452nd ($2471 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd 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 2 months in Dallas compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 130th and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Monrovia

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	Dallas	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$2771

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507