Lisbon vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$395
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	21
😀 Quality of life	82	42
🏙️ Population	546K	1.02M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 229% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 2758th and 8461st ($1738 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Portugal and Liberia, respectively. Check Portugal vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 437th and 6736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Monrovia

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	Lisbon	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$2993

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520