Los Angeles vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$388
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	99	21
😀 Quality of life	93	27
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.02M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 511% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 80th and 8452nd ($3196 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 58th and 8399th 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	$21.7	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$2771

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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