Lisbon vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$388
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	21
😀 Quality of life	82	27
🏙️ Population	546K	1.02M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 226% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 2671st and 8452nd ($1705 vs $523) 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 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 475th and 8399th 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	$12.1	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$2771

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507