Dublin vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dublin	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2810	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$1872	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$3267	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3754	$395
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	21
😀 Quality of life	95	42
🏙️ Population	593K	1.02M

The cost of living in Dublin is 432% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 300th and 8461st ($2810 vs $528) 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 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 21st and 6736th 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	$19.6	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.7	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1887	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1582	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3404	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2823	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7861	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6156	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.6	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.29	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.12	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.2	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1381	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9488	$2993

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2528
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2362
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2492
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1930
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1933
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1854
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1805
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2207
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1830
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1989
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1467
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1650
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2066
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2427
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1761
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1491
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1647
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1755
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1761
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1784
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1889
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1789
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1749
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1556
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2459
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1675
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1694
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1957
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1797
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1529
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1824
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1844
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1783
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1585
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1763
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1659

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