Glasgow vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Glasgow	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4848	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$1146	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3562	$395
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	21
😀 Quality of life	96	42
🏙️ Population	626K	1.02M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 281% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 1833rd and 8461st ($2013 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Liberia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 19th and 6736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Monrovia

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	Glasgow	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.22	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.44	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2451	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3909	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3280	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.6	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1167	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12979	$2993

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1793
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1793
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1599
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1625
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1573
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1710
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1744
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1420
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1647
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1390
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1545
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1732
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1830
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1830
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1805
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1989
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1800
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1734
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1706
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1688
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1459
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1602
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1571
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1491
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1783
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1763
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1364

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