Istanbul vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$649	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	21
😀 Quality of life	76	27
🏙️ Population	15.7M	1.02M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 138% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 4347th and 8452nd ($1248 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and Liberia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 850th and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Monrovia

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	Istanbul	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$2771

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

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