Izmir vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$513	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$118
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	68	21
😀 Quality of life	72	27
🏙️ Population	4.49M	1.02M

The cost of living in Izmir is 95% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 5223rd and 8410th ($1046 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 Izmir compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 3140th and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Monrovia

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	Izmir	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.12	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$3157

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$760
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$759
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$770
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$686
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1254
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$725
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$595
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1067
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$732
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$652
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$704
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$926
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$799
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$557
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2056
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$699
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$884
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$697
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1284
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$915
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$846
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1835
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$612
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$787
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$562
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1415
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1436
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1291
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386

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