Dresden vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$706
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$101
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
24
😀 Quality of life
92
27
🏙️ Population
566K
1.02M

The cost of living in Dresden is 186% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 3968th and 8497th ($1531 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 1st in Germany and Liberia, respectively. Check Germany vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 117th and 8899th 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
$13.3
$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
12.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$6.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$6.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$3.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$98.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$3619

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

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Distance City Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi Kakata
$503
180 km or 112 mi Kenema
$1257
210 km or 131 mi Bo
$1257
243 km or 151 mi Greenville
$502
260 km or 161 mi Sanniquellie
$501
262 km or 163 mi Gueckedou
$1004
272 km or 169 mi Nzerekore
$999
288 km or 179 mi Yekepa
$502
361 km or 224 mi Freetown
$1323
459 km or 285 mi Forecariah
$993
474 km or 295 mi Mamou
$1016
479 km or 297 mi Conakry
$1058
482 km or 300 mi Kankan
$1001
539 km or 335 mi Gagnoa
$1079
557 km or 346 mi Boffa
$990
605 km or 376 mi Divo
$1092
613 km or 381 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
655 km or 407 mi Bouake
$1124
669 km or 416 mi Korhogo
$1097
675 km or 419 mi Bougouni
$507
719 km or 447 mi Dabou
$1063
730 km or 453 mi Agboville
$1066
758 km or 471 mi Abidjan
$1198
769 km or 478 mi Bamako
$583
777 km or 483 mi Bafata
$852
792 km or 492 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
793 km or 493 mi Sikasso
$515
809 km or 503 mi Abengourou
$1075
811 km or 504 mi Bissau
$878
811 km or 504 mi Koulikoro
$508
861 km or 535 mi Kolda
$1127
885 km or 550 mi Banamba
$507
898 km or 558 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
919 km or 571 mi Ziguinchor
$1108
936 km or 582 mi Segou
$508
969 km or 602 mi Markala
$508
1004 km or 624 mi Brikama
$605
1008 km or 627 mi Obuasi
$664
1012 km or 629 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
1014 km or 630 mi Lamin
$537