Houston vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$1290
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$101
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	95	27
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.02M

The cost of living in Houston is 323% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 1354th and 8497th ($2265 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th 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 2 months in Houston compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 16th and 8899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Monrovia

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	Houston	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	12.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$6.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$6.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$3.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$98.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$3619

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

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