Giza vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Giza	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$318	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$90.3	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$183	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$23.7	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$138	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	83	21
😀 Quality of life	56	27
🏙️ Population	5.6M	1.02M

The cost of living in Giza is 39% less expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 9160th and 8452nd ($318 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Egypt and Liberia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Giza compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 5740th and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs Monrovia

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	Giza	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.7	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.8	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.3	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$131	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.12	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.6	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.86%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$603	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$314	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$1.96	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.39	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.28	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.26	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.11	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.57	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.6	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1943	$2771

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Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$417
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$335
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$300
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$307
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$325
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$288
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$319
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$301
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$295
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$272
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$268
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$298
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$276
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$316
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$339
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$290
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$640
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1684
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1742
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$381
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1732
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$809
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1471
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1686
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1837
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1716
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$360
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1884
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$342
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$813

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