London vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$388
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	21
😀 Quality of life	99	27
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.02M

The cost of living in London is 530% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 58th and 8452nd ($3296 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.7 months in Monrovia. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 4th and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Monrovia

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	London	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$2771

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

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