Houston vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$388
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	21
😀 Quality of life	91	27
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.02M

The cost of living in Houston is 333% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 1229th and 8452nd ($2265 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 1st in the United States and Liberia, respectively. Check the United States vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 97th and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$2771

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507