Hanover vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hanover	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1829	$518
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4506	$1257
🏠 One person rent	$908	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$1559	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3206	$123
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	83	24
😀 Quality of life	92	28
🏙️ Population	548K	1.02M

The cost of living in Hanover is 253% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 2689th and 8583rd ($1829 vs $518) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 1st in Germany and Liberia, respectively. Check Germany vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hanover compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Hanover ranked 13th best city to live in Germany vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 82nd and 8835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Monrovia

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	Hanover	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$886	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1227	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4553	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3475	$808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.18	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.9	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$6.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.04	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$629	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21676	$4006

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1697
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1694
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1691
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1693
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1685
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1664
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1655
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1639
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1631
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1661
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1661
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1655
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1649
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1648
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1558
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1547
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1614
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1487
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1596
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1547
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1538
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1596
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1508
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1520
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1549
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1529
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1567
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1563
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1585
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1430
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1420
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1596
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1565
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1567
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1571

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