Indianapolis vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Indianapolis	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2382	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5728	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$1450	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$2501	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$118
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	70	21
😀 Quality of life	91	27
🏙️ Population	888K	1.02M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 345% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 1089th and 8410th ($2382 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th 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 Indianapolis compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 186th and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1154	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2724	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1963	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.29	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1686	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27445	$3157

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2070
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1941
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2035
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2017
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1984
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1969
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1847
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1971
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1848
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1769
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2097
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1731
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1484
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2031
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1851
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1857
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1559
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1915
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1905
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1993
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1990
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1922
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1957
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2480
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1899
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1845
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2140
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1925
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1917
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1980
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1965
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1862
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1850
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1961

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$502
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1281
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1283
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$503
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1347
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$999
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1021
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1067
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$999
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1083
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1123
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1099
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1057
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1057
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1224
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$872
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$514
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1066
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$895
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$506
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1044
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$506
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$506
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$598
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$631
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$541