Hamilton vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamilton	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2154	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4699	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$1364	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2803	$395
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	73	21
😀 Quality of life	88	42
🏙️ Population	569K	1.02M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 308% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 1463rd and 8461st ($2154 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Liberia, respectively. Check Canada vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 241st and 6736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Monrovia

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	Hamilton	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2201	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17069	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4991	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.2	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22053	$2993

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2297
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2266
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1884
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2267
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2472
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2012
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2127
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2095
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1762
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2575
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2332
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1971
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1798
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2398
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1814
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2051
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2597
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2041
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2009
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$1986
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$1964
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1635
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2040
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1598
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1999
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1966
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2038
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1865

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