Louisville vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Louisville	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4500	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$1051	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$1950	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3986	$388
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	60	21
😀 Quality of life	87	27
🏙️ Population	246K	1.02M

The cost of living in Louisville is 248% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 2336th and 8452nd ($1821 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1917th 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 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Louisville ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 299th and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Monrovia

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	Louisville	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1023	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$833	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1823	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1673	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.5	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3405	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.3	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.13	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.52	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1240	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13378	$2771

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1903
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1865
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1874
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1875
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1862
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1845
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2147
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1940
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2145
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1779
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2001
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1636
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1848
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2490
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2010
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1914
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2100
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1895
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1839
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1432
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1847
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1953
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1880
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2189
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1853
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2023
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1427
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1834
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1974

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