Kingstown vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingstown	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$518
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2391	$1257
🏠 One person rent	$380	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$598	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1067	$123
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	4	24
😀 Quality of life	54	28
🏙️ Population	24.5K	1.02M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 92% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 5614th and 8583rd ($995 vs $518) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Vincent and Liberia, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kingstown compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Kingstown ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 6384th and 8835th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Kingstown	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.35	$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.3	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.52%	12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$602	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$599	$808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.4	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.07	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.59	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.2	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.48	$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.5	$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.8	$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10636	$4006

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1005
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1178
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1083
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1083
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1138
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1223
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1039
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1718
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$707
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$645
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$613
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$830
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1143
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$680
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1114
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$772
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1327
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$773
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$873
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$650
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$685
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$752
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$793

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1219
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1231
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$998
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$993
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1272
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$984
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1005
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1050
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$993
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$983
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1067
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1100
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1076
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$494
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1044
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1043
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1185
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$561
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$831
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$501
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1049
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$857
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$493
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1119
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$494
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$495
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$495
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$611
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$714
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$545