Johannesburg vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Johannesburg	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$908	$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2207	$1242
🏠 One person rent	$403	$213
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1428	$356
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	21
😀 Quality of life	61	29
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.02M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 81% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 5921st and 8495th ($908 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in South Africa and Liberia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 5184th and 8457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Monrovia

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	Johannesburg	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.41	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.4	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.76
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.12%	10.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$840	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$689	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.78	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$5.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.33	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.11	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$81.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4829	$2816

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$470
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$689
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$689
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$468
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$977
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$972
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$751
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$971
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$989
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1024
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$975
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$897
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$968
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$888
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$923
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$976
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$472
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$916
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$892
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1114
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$778
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$479
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$874
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$799
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$471
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1049
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$471
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$470
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$471
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$556
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$459
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$486