London vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$395
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	21
😀 Quality of life	99	42
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.02M

The cost of living in London is 549% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 37th and 8461st ($3427 vs $528) 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 1.4 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 2nd and 6736th 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	$23	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$2993

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

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