Gothenburg vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$895	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$395
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	21
😀 Quality of life	92	42
🏙️ Population	608K	1.02M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 227% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 2792nd and 8461st ($1725 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Sweden and Liberia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 81st and 6736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Monrovia

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	Gothenburg	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$2993

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267

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