Glasgow vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$518
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$1257
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$123
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	24
😀 Quality of life	94	28
🏙️ Population	626K	1.02M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 308% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 1708th and 8583rd ($2114 vs $518) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 39th and 8835th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Glasgow	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$6.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$4006

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1885
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1831
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1647
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1835
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1704
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1842
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1760
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1586
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1640
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1456
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1593
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1596
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1485
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1878
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2005
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2236
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1943
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1820
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1777
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1523
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1872
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1554
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1646
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1834
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1791
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1404

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1219
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1231
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$998
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$993
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1272
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$984
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1005
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1050
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$993
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$983
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1067
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1100
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1076
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$494
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1044
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1043
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1185
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$561
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$831
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$501
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1049
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$857
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$493
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1119
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$494
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$495
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$495
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$611
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$714
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$545