Los Angeles vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$518
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1257
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$123
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	24
😀 Quality of life	93	28
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.02M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 560% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 62nd and 8583rd ($3420 vs $518) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1st in the United States and Liberia, respectively. Check the United States vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 50th and 8835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Monrovia

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	Los Angeles	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$6.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$4006

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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