Leipzig vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Leipzig	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1690	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3962	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$856	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$1466	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3010	$118
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	71	21
😀 Quality of life	92	27
🏙️ Population	620K	1.02M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 215% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 3162nd and 8410th ($1690 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 1st in Germany and Liberia, respectively. Check Germany vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Leipzig ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 113th and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Monrovia

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	Leipzig	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1353	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4459	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2997	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.8	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10887	$3157

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1601
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1415
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1420
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1388
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1415
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1419
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1396
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1422
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1471
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1422
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1126
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1408
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1251
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1374
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1420
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1436
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1207
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1385
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1421
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1084
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1381
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1320
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1424
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1298
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1422
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1448
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1423
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1249
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1301
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1424
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1427
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1475
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1485
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401

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