Detroit vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	21
😀 Quality of life	86	27
🏙️ Population	639K	1.02M

The cost of living in Detroit is 294% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 1678th and 8452nd ($2064 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 315th and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Monrovia

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	Detroit	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$2771

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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