Gothenburg vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$1290
🏠 One person rent	$914	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$101
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	24
😀 Quality of life	92	27
🏙️ Population	675K	1.02M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 248% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 2599th and 8497th ($1864 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Sweden and Liberia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 83rd and 8899th 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	$14.3	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	12.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$6.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$6.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$3.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$98.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$3619

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$503
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1257
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1257
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$502
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1323
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$993
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1016
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1058
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1001
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$990
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1092
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1124
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1097
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1063
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1066
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1198
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$852
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$515
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1075
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$878
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$508
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1127
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$507
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$508
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$605
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$664
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$537