Madrid vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$1290
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$101
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	98	24
😀 Quality of life	90	27
🏙️ Population	3.51M	1.02M

The cost of living in Madrid is 290% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 1805th and 8497th ($2089 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Liberia, respectively. Check Spain vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 190th and 8899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Monrovia

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	Madrid	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	12.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$6.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$6.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$3.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$98.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$3619

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$503
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1257
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1257
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$502
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1323
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$993
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1016
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1058
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1001
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$990
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1092
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1124
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1097
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1063
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1066
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1198
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$852
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$515
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1075
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$878
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$508
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1127
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$507
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$508
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$605
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$664
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$537