London vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$518
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$1257
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$123
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	97	28
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.02M

The cost of living in London is 607% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 28th and 8583rd ($3662 vs $518) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Kingdom and Liberia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 4th and 8835th among best cities to live in the world.

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	London	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$6.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$4006

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

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