Dresden vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dresden	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1462	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3582	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$729	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$1362	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3112	$395
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	65	21
😀 Quality of life	89	42
🏙️ Population	563K	1.02M

The cost of living in Dresden is 177% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 3857th and 8461st ($1462 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 1st in Germany and Liberia, respectively. Check Germany vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 203rd and 6736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Monrovia

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	Dresden	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$710	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5042	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3939	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.7	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$297	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12328	$2993

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Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1386
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1393
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1354
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1215
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1330
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1107
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1306
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$929
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$978
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1377
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1362
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$957
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1228
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1103
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1051
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1261
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1349
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1347
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1345
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1353
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1210
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1364
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1261
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1273
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1095
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1106
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1406
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1449
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1191
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1244
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1035
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1216
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1024
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1387

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