Dublin vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dublin	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2992	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6629	$1290
🏠 One person rent	$1987	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$3461	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$663	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$101
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	24
😀 Quality of life	95	27
🏙️ Population	593K	1.02M

The cost of living in Dublin is 459% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 223rd and 8497th ($2992 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ireland and Liberia, respectively. Check Ireland vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 36th and 8899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Monrovia

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	Dublin	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.7	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.58	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2108	$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3809	$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2999	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	12.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8392	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6209	$825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.36	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$6.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.04	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$3.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1316	$98.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10947	$3619

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2472
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2515
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2627
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2179
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2055
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2074
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1945
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1954
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2265
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1496
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1769
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2236
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2978
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1764
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1620
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1718
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1873
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1862
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1888
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1998
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1893
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1861
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1677
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2524
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1784
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1804
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2047
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1815
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1686
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1907
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1928
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1873
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1754
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1819
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1718

Cities near Monrovia

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